Alerted by neighbors who heard screaming children, police and firefighters arrived in the evening and discovered the body of a lifeless woman.
Her husband, currently on the run, is being actively sought.
A woman was killed Friday evening with knives in Champigny-sur-Marne, in Val-de-Marne, and her spouse, currently on the run, is actively sought, we learned on Saturday from a judicial source.
Alerted by neighbors who heard cries of children, police and firefighters arrived in the evening and discovered the body of a woman with a wound caused by a knife to the chest, said the source.
The couple's two children have been placed
The victim's spouse was still at large on Saturday morning, added this source, confirming information from the Parisian.
The couple's two children have been placed.
The investigation was entrusted to the departmental service of the judicial police of Val-de-Marne.
In 2019, 146 women were killed by their spouse or ex-partner, 25 more than the previous year, according to the latest official figures.
Since the start of the year, at least 49 feminicides have occurred, according to a count conducted by AFP.