An argument within a couple has once again turned very badly.

A 35-year-old man, suspected of the death of his companion in Cannes in the Alpes-Maritimes, was indicted Wednesday evening for "murder by spouse" and placed in pre-trial detention, we learned from the prosecutor's office. Fat.

On the night of Monday to Tuesday, this 39-year-old woman was found dead at the foot of their building, after falling from the 5th floor.

Her companion, who had a conjugal relationship of a dozen years with her, "had no criminal record relating to domestic violence," said the prosecutor of the Republic of Grasse, Fabienne Atzori, on Tuesday.

An argument according to the neighbors

Questioned by the police on the spot, the neighbors had mentioned an argument in the couple before the tragedy.

And the prosecutor had noted "certain disturbing elements".

In 2020, 102 women, for 23 men, lost their lives to the blows of their spouse or ex-spouse, according to figures released in early August by the Minister of the Interior Gerald Darmanin, against 146 in 2019.

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