The emergency services were called by a 12-year-old child residing in Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône), on the night of Saturday to Sunday.

Around 1 a.m., his mother was found stabbed to death in this town in the metropolis of Lyon.

The 36-year-old woman was found lying in a pool of blood after being stabbed several times.

Despite cardiac massage, the victim was declared dead around 1:30 a.m., said a police source.

Her husband was taken into custody, according to several concordant sources.

Three of the couple's five children, aged 4, 10 and 12, present at the home at the time of the events, were taken to hospital for psychological care, according to the Lyon prosecutor's office.

The two eldest, 18 and 21, were absent.

The victim's husband, aged 39, fled at first before quickly giving himself up as a prisoner at the police station.

He is still in custody as of Sunday morning.

The man was not known for domestic violence on his wife, indicates the prosecution, while a source close to the file specifies that he had been implicated for violence on a previous companion.

The Departmental Security has been seized of the investigation.

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  • Vaulx-en-velin

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