The husband of Nasrine, found with his throat slit on Thursday in their apartment in the Bordeaux metropolis, was indicted for “intentional homicide by spouse” this Saturday, January 11. Already convicted of domestic violence, Youcef E. admitted the murder of his wife who was 41 years old.
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He had called the emergency services himself, telling them that he had killed his partner. Two days after Nasrine’s murder, her husband Youcef E. was indicted for “intentional homicide by spouse” this Saturday, January 10. The 43-year-old man was presented to a judge after his custody. His placement in pre-trial detention has not yet been confirmed at the time of writing.
The body of Nasrine, 41, was found on Thursday January 9 in the middle of the afternoon in their apartment in Cenon. Despite emergency resuscitation attempts, she could not be saved. Firefighters and police discovered signs on his body. “deep traces of slit throat”specified Frédérique Porterie, the public prosecutor of Bordeaux, the day after the events. Fifteen neck lacerations were identified.
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The autopsy carried out on Friday January 10 confirmed death by stab wounds. Youcef E. again admitted the facts during his police custody. “He recognizes his full responsibility for this murder, which he attributes to a loss of control on his part following an argument on the day of the events with his wife”added the prosecutor.
The man is known to the police and justice services. In 2010, for his most recent conviction, he received six months in prison, five of which were suspended for domestic violence committed against another victim.
The couple had lived in the Bordeaux metropolis with their three children aged 5, 6 and 8 for several years. The youngest of them, who has autism spectrum disorder, was in a nearby room when the tragedy took place. The three minors were taken care of by a medico-psychological emergency unit at the Bordeaux University Hospital, provided as part of the protocol “feminicide”.
A tribute to Nasrine is being organized this Monday, January 13, from 12 p.m., in front of Cenon town hall. It is here that the forty-year-old had worked for 12 years as a budget management coordinator. After a minute of silence, a white march at the initiative of feminist and Cenon associations will head towards rue Jules-Guesde, where the family lived.
