Wednesday November 6, the body of a 65-year-old woman was found at her home in a hamlet in Saône-et-Loire, near Marmagne. According to a source close to the investigation, her husband, a former farmer, stabbed her and then attempted suicide.
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It was a terrible tragedy that occurred this Wednesday, November 6 in this hamlet of a few inhabitants The Blanchot Crossin the town of Marmagne. A 65-year-old woman was found stabbed to death in her home. It was his relatives who discovered the body at the end of the morning, the emergency services were only able to note his death.
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Her husband, aged 70, was found in critical condition. He was first transported to the Chalon-sur-Saône hospital center before being transferred to Dijon, where he is still hospitalized.
According to a source close to the investigation, he killed his wife by stabbing her in the chest, before attempting to end his life by cutting his throat. His state of health has not yet allowed investigators to interview him.
There remain a lot of gray areas around this matter, oAt this stage, we are unaware of the circumstances in which this intra-family drama occurred, as well as the motivations for the act.
Emotions are running high in the small village of Marmagne, this couple of former farmers were well known to the residents. “They are part of the historic farming families in the area. Their farm (taken over by their son) seemed to be doing well. I don't think they had any problems, at least they didn't show anything in public”confides Mayor Didier Lauberat to the JSL.
The Chalon-sur-Saône public prosecutor's office has opened a flagrant investigation into intentional homicide. The investigations were entrusted to the Autun gendarmerie.
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