Drome. A civil servant suspected of having killed her boss after “a professional dispute”

A 51-year-old man was killed at his workplace in Montélimar (Drôme) on Tuesday June 18. The suspect, a civil servant who worked with him, was arrested and taken into custody. According to the prefecture, she attacked her boss “in the context of a professional dispute”.

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A 58-year-old civil servant was arrested and placed in police custody for murder on Tuesday June 18, 2024. According to the Valence prosecutor (Drôme) cited by theAFP, she is suspected of having killed her superior in Montélimar. The drama took place in the premises of the General Secretariat for the Administration of the Ministry of the Interior (Sgami), according to a source close to the matter.

The victim is a 51-year-old man. “manager of the automobile repair workshop of a state administration garage”. He received a “deep wound caused by a stab wound on the neck”. Wife “designated as having delivered the fatal blow” has been “discovery near the garage” and arrested.

“Colleagues were surprised”

An investigation was opened to determine the precise circumstances of the facts. According to the magistrate, the accused did not “no criminal record”. According to a source close to the case cited by theAFP, “colleagues were surprised because there was no problem identified between these two people”.

Confirming information from the regional daily The Dauphiné Libéré the prefecture indicated that it was “taken from his superior in the context of a professional dispute”. The police custody of the fifty-year-old was interrupted due to “of his medical and psychological state”. She was hospitalized “in a specialized sector”.