A woman killed in front of her five-year-old child who accuses the father

One more feminicide… This Monday evening, a 29-year-old woman was killed at her home and in front of her child in Aulnay-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis). The father who fled was arrested a few hours later, we learned from police sources on Tuesday.

The victim, “born in 1995, was killed at his home,” a police source told AFP.

The child tells the police that the perpetrator of the murder is his father

Shortly after 8 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 told the police that his father fatally injured his mother with a candlestick, in the thigh and head, according to information provided by a police source. Despite the efforts of the Samu, the victim was declared dead around 9 p.m.

The man arrested on his return

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 against violence against women. women.