Arrested Tuesday night, the husband of a woman found dead in Bordeaux, a knife planted in the chest, was placed in custody. He denies being the author of the facts.

The husband of a woman found dead Monday in Bordeaux with stab wounds and a knife planted in the chest, was arrested Tuesday night and was Wednesday in custody, we learned from the prosecution.

The spouses lived separately

The man who denies being the perpetrator was always married to the victim but the spouses lived separately. The victim, a 35-year-old woman, was found Monday afternoon by help from neighbors in the common areas of the second floor of a 12-story residence in the popular Grand Park neighborhood. She wore stab wounds on her neck and had a knife stuck in her chest, the AFP reported.

In 2018, 121 women were killed by their husbands or ex-mates in France, according to the Ministry of the Interior. This figure has already been reached in 2019, according to the count of associations.

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