A man was indicted for “aggravated murder” on Tuesday and placed in pre-trial detention after the death of his partner on Sunday in Bourg-lès-Valence (Drôme), we learned from the Valence public prosecutor's office.
The man has "a history of violence," said public prosecutor Alex Perrin, without specifying whether the history concerned his partner. "The autopsy has already been performed," he added.
Sharp object
According to Le Dauphiné libéré , a 37-year-old woman was found seriously injured in a home in a Bourg-lès-Valence home on Sunday evening, "presenting serious wounds that may have been caused by a sharp object". The firefighters failed to save her.
Also according to the local newspaper, his 49-year-old companion, alcoholic and present on the scene, had then been arrested. He told investigators that the victim injured himself. The case brings to at least 31 the number of alleged femicides since the beginning of the year, according to an AFP count.
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- Violence against women
- Domestic violence
- Murder
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