The suspect reportedly surrendered himself to the gendarmerie (illustration).
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E. Frisullo / 20 Minutes
A 40-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter were shot dead in the suburbs of Noumea (New Caledonia) on Sunday.
The suspect is the teenager's companion.
"The alleged perpetrator has been arrested and is in the process of being heard," said the duty prosecutor at the Nouméa prosecutor's office, who confirmed "the double homicide", but did not wish to give details.
The suspect would have surrendered to the gendarmes
Arguments reportedly erupted during the day between the teenager and her 19-year-old friend, who had recently had a baby.
The young man would then have fired at point blank range on his companion, then on the mother of this one, reported the
New Caledonians
.
Despite rapid emergency response, the two women died of their injuries.
The alleged perpetrator himself went to the gendarmerie on Sunday evening.
Domestic violence reached record figures in New Caledonia, where it constitutes 3.8 incidents per 1,000 inhabitants, against 1.6 in mainland France.
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