Europe 1 with AFP 12:11 p.m., June 04, 2022

A man suspected of having stabbed his spouse several times was indicted on Friday evening in Paris.

The man, bloodied, was discovered by two passers-by in the early morning in the Marais district, according to police sources and close to the investigation.

According to "Le Parisien", the suspect admitted having carried these blows.

A 23-year-old man was indicted for "murder of a spouse" on Friday evening and placed in pre-trial detention, suspected of having killed his companion with several stab wounds in Paris, we learned on Saturday from a judicial source.

The victim, born in 1989, was found dead in a street in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris, killed by several stab wounds on the night of May 28 to 29.

Multiple stab wounds

This man, bloodied and leaning against a wall, had been discovered by two passers-by in the early morning in the Marais district, according to police sources and close to the investigation.

The firefighters could only confirm his death.

The first observations made on the spot revealed that the victim had received several blows from a knife to the chest.

According to

Le Parisien

, the suspect admitted having carried out these blows.

The investigation had been entrusted to the Criminal Brigade.