A woman dies stabbed in , her ex-partner seriously injured

A woman dies stabbed in , her ex-partner seriously injured
A woman dies stabbed in Reunion, her ex-partner seriously injured

A 34-year-old woman was found fatally stabbed in her car during the night from Saturday to Sunday in , in the west of the island of , we learned from a police source.

Her 32-year-old ex-partner was found seriously injured in the neck in the vehicle, discovered by family members. He was sitting on the driver’s side, with a knife at his feet.

Investigators favor the hypothesis of a homicide followed by a suicide attempt. Given his condition, the man could not be heard and was hospitalized. His vital prognosis is in jeopardy, according to the police source.

The man was known for acts of violence committed against his ex-partner last Monday, said the same source.

In 2022, Réunion was the fifth French department with the highest rate of victims of domestic violence recorded after Seine-Saint-Denis, Guyana, Pas-de- and the , according to INSEE.

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On average, a feminicide occurs every three days in . The Ministry of Justice counted 94 in 2023, compared to 118 in 2022. No official data is yet available concerning feminicides committed since the start of the year.

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