A 51-year-old woman was found dead in Pavillons-Sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis) and her ex-spouse, suspected of being the author of the feminicide, was arrested, the Bobigny prosecutor's office announced on Wednesday in AFP, confirming information from
Parisian
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The 54-year-old suspect did not live in this home, added the same source, stressing that the sequence of events that led to the tragedy had not yet been established.
The investigation, opened at this stage for voluntary homicide, was entrusted to the judicial police of the department.
An autopsy must be performed to determine the cause of death.
The ex-companion of this woman was in custody Wednesday evening.
Known to justice, he has already been convicted of violence, said the prosecution.
According to the latest figures from the Ministry of the Interior, 122 women were victims of femicide in 2021, a number up 20% compared to 2020.
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