A woman was indicted for murder and placed in custody on Wednesday night in the Pas-de-Calais. Aged about sixty years, she is suspected of having killed her lover. The victim, Henri-Claude Honnart, 58, is a former municipal representative of Bethune. Monday late afternoon, his body is found lifeless on the fourth floor of a building housing the house of the unions where, according to the floor, he "regularly dispensed training". His remains have stab wounds.
The suspect presented herself at the police station
In the evening, a woman presents herself at the police station in Bethune to become a prisoner. She explains being the mistress of the victim but "contests any intention of homicide," said his lawyer, Xavier Brunet, with AFP. He refuses to comment on the nature of the relationship between his client and the deceased. "It's a dispute that went wrong," said Xavier Brunet in the local daily La Voix du Nord .
After her detention, the suspect was indicted on Wednesday night and placed in custody. Former assistant to urban planning, Henri-Claude Honnart was involved in community life and joined the union SUD Solidaires.