Europe 1 with AFP 4:11 p.m., November 23, 2021

In Belfort, a man who had reported the death of his wife several days after her death, and his mistress he was hosting, were indicted and placed in pre-trial detention Monday evening.

A man who had reported the death of his wife, last Saturday in Belfort, several days after his death, and his mistress he was hosting, were indicted and placed in pre-trial detention on Monday evening, for "willful violence resulting in death without intention of giving it, "said the prosecutor of Montbéliard (Doubs), Ariane Combarel.

The autopsy of the rotten body revealed that she was killed earlier this week.

Traces of hematomas and the fracture of a rib whose origin remains to be established were noted by the forensic doctor who, however, did not detect any weapon wounds.

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The circumstances remain to be determined

"The causes of death are not immediately obvious, but the circumstances suggest that it is not completely natural", according to the magistrate.

This emphasizes that "the results of toxicological and anatomopathological analyzes are still missing" to confirm this.

The lovers, unemployed and until now unknown to justice, "did not speak to the investigating judge," said the prosecutor, adding that they had mentioned "violence" against the victim while in police custody, but their statements are "extremely confused".

The investigation entrusted to the Belfort police station is continuing to determine the circumstances of the death.