Already convicted of domestic violence in 2010 against another partner, the accused called the police himself after killing his wife in Cenon on January 9. He was indicted for “intentional homicide by spouse” on Saturday.
He evokes “a loss of control on his part” during a «dispute» with his wife, indicates the Bordeaux prosecutor's office in a press release. Youcef E. slit the throat of the mother of his three children, Nasrine E., in their apartment in Cenon on January 9, before calling the police and firefighters on the day of the incident.
He was present when help arrived and recognized several times “his full responsibility in this murder”. Confessions, reiterated in police custody. According to the autopsy carried out on the victim, aged 41, the latter slashed his throat with 15 stab wounds. According to the analyzes carried out on the accused, the latter had not consumed alcohol at the time of the tragedy.
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In Cenon, where the events took place, the shock wave is powerful. A minute of silence in tribute to Nasrine E. – who was employed at the town hall – was observed in front of the town hall this Monday at noon. On Sunday, the couple's three children, aged 5 to 8, were still being cared for at the Bordeaux University Hospital as part of the feminicide protocol.
Indicted for “intentional homicide by spouse”, Youssef E. had already been convicted in 2010 for acts of “violence by spouse” against another victim. At the time, he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, five of which were suspended. Nasrine E., the victim in this case, had no criminal record. She had never filed a complaint against the father of her children.
