Rally in Poitiers in memory of Sarah, killed by her ex-companion

A hundred people gathered Sunday, September 1 in Poitiers to honor the memory of Sarah V., a mother killed by a gunshot on the night of Tuesday, August 27 to Wednesday, August 28 at his home the day of his thirties years.

His ex-companion, father of his third child, recognized the shot but not his intentionality. The 38-year-old man was indicted on Friday for murder and placed in pre-trial detention.

On the forecourt of a shopping center in the popular district of Couronneries, members of the family, politicians including the mayor of Poitiers, Alain Claeys (PS), and other people responded in a gloomy weather to the call different women's groups.

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Some brandished signs such as "stop feminicide" or "We are the cry of those who have no voice," said AFP. "Unfortunately this is not the first time we see this in the region, says Mad Joubert, member of the collective March 8. Already last year, but each time, we speak of 'conjugal drama'. It is not possible, just because a woman leaves her companion does not mean that she must be killed. "

The "Grenelle of domestic violence" is in two days

This gathering comes two days before the "Grenelle of domestic violence" which feminist associations do not expect much. "It is primarily a question of budget, and it has already been stopped before the discussions begin," denounced Sophie Le Mo, the same collective. This is just a shot of com, moreover feminist associations have not even been invited.

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"We know the measures to implement, it just takes a political will," insists Valerie Soumaille of the collective March 8, before tapping the desired devices: a better consideration of complaints, measures of removal violent spouses ... "" This gathering is not just the story of Sarah and her ex, "she continues. This is the question of how to deal with such cases. Sarah, it is a victim among 99 others ", according to a count of the militant collective" Feminicides by companion or ex ".

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Sarah V. had filed three complaints against her ex-companion but they "have served no purpose," said Nathalie and Karine, relatives of the victim. "It was 'anticipatory' but nothing was done, she denounced, there must be a murder for things to move."