On Saturday, a woman went to a pharmacy in Nancy to report the domestic violence against her. She had, she said, heard that she could report such facts in pharmacies. She explained to the pharmacist that she had been threatened by her partner who was holding a knife. The pharmacist alerted the police, the police quickly intervened and arrested the spouse at his home. The suspect was taken into police custody.
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When she filed a complaint with the Nancy police station, the young woman explained that she had been raped three times by her husband since the beginning of the year. She also said that she was 5 months pregnant.
Suspect recognizes slap but denies threat with knife
Saturday a new argument broke out within the couple and her husband slapped her before threatening them with a knife, according to the account of the victim. She fled and reported the facts to a pharmacy. The suspect admitted to slapping his concubine but denied that he threatened him with a knife.
A neighbor of the couple confirmed that they had already heard scenes of violence and that they had seen the complainant with bruises on her face. The suspect is now prohibited from contacting the complainant and from going to the complainant's home before her hearing scheduled for June 5, specifies the public prosecutor of Nancy.