A 58-year-old man was indicted on suspicion of homicide and placed in custody on Wednesday, October 30, suspected of killing his girlfriend found dead Monday at their home in Cambrai (North), said Thursday of judicial source.
"For the moment, the circumstances of the death remain uncertain, the put under examination indicating a death following an accidental fall", affirmed with the AFP the parquet floor of Douai, before adding that "the checks, medico-legal, are in progress and will have to determine if it is really a homicide, mortal blows or a non-assistance to person in danger ".
Alcoholic suspect
According to the prosecutor's office, the suspect was "alcoholic" when he discovered the body of his 54-year-old partner, with whom he had lived in concubinage for eight years. They were not in the process of separation and he had "a priori" not previously reported to the authorities, according to the same source.
The companion, who was "incoherent words" at the time of the intervention of the relief Monday around 20 hours, had been transported to the hospital of Cambrai, according to the firemen. According to them, the death of the victim would go back to "several days".
In 2018, 121 women were killed by their spouse or ex-companion in France, according to the Ministry of the Interior.