Europe 1 with AFP 5:37 p.m., August 28, 2022
The companion of a 49-year-old woman, found lifeless at her home in Alièze (Jura) and who died a violent death, was taken into police custody on Saturday, the Lons-le-Saunier prosecutor announced on Sunday. .
The 40-year-old man, already known for acts of domestic violence against another spouse, "is currently being heard by investigators".
The companion of a 49-year-old woman, found lifeless at her home in Alièze (Jura) and who died a violent death, was taken into police custody on Saturday, the Lons-le-Saunier prosecutor announced on Sunday. .
The 40-year-old man, already known for acts of domestic violence against another spouse, "is currently being heard by investigators," Lionel Pascal said in a statement.
"A violent death" according to the autopsy
The victim was found dead at his home on Friday, in an advanced state of decomposition.
Her employer, who was worried about not having heard from her for a few days, had called the emergency services.
"The first observations made during the lifting of the body made it possible to retain the hypothesis of a violent death involving the intervention of a third party", explained the prosecutor.
An autopsy will also have to be carried out by the Besançon forensic institute.
An open investigation
The victim's companion, absent during the intervention of the firefighters, had not been seen on the scene for 48 hours.
A preliminary investigation was opened for aggravated voluntary homicide and significant research, carried out by the Jura gendarmes and the police of several bordering departments, was undertaken to try to find the man.
The Lons-le-Saunier prosecution has also issued a national search warrant in this case of alleged feminicide.
The victim's spouse was finally arrested on Saturday evening after presenting himself to the municipal police station in the seaside resort of Carnon in the Hérault "to report the loss of his wallet", according to the statement from the prosecution. .
Femicide up 20% from 2020
He made strange remarks in front of the agents, claiming a "loss of memory and the impression of having 'made a huge mistake', before being arrested, Lionel Pascal further specified.
According to the latest figures from the Interior Ministry, 122 women were victims of femicide in 2021, a number up 20% from 2020.
Counting the death of this last victim, the collective "Féminicides by companions or ex", which lists them for its part, has already counted 75 feminicides for the current year.