A 29-year-old woman was killed Monday evening at her home in front of her child in Aulnay-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis) and the father who fled was arrested a few hours later, he said. we learned Tuesday from police sources.
The victim, “born in 1995, was killed at his home,” a police source told AFP.
Shortly after 8:00 p.m., municipal police officers arrived on the scene, emergency services having been called by neighbors, according to police sources.
At the scene, the woman was found dead with a five-year-old child by her side.
He informed the police that his father fatally injured his mother with a candlestick, in the thigh and the head, according to information provided by a police source.
Despite the efforts of the Samu, the victim was declared dead around 9:00 p.m.
The fleeing suspect, filmed by the residence's surveillance cameras, was arrested a few hours later as he returned home, according to the same police source.
In 2023, 96 women were victims of marital femicide in France, a figure down 19% compared to 2022, according to the latest report from the Ministry of the Interior published on November 25, the international day to combat violence against women. women.
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