During New Year's Eve, a man called for help, explaining that he had “done something stupid”. At his home, the police discovered his wife unresponsive, her body covered in bruises.
A woman died in Hautmont (North) on New Year's Eve and her partner, who accused himself of having hit her, was taken into police custody, AFP learned from a police source. Around 3 a.m., a man called for help, explaining that he had “do something stupid”according to this source. At his home, police found his wife unresponsive, her body covered in bruises, she reported. She died from her injuries.
The victim's companion, present at the scene, declared that he had acted following an argument against the backdrop of adultery, according to the source. He was taken into custody. According to a source close to the case, the victim is around fifty years old. The Avesnes-sur-Helpe public prosecutor's office could not be reached early Wednesday morning.
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 at the end of November.
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