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A 31-year-old man allegedly killed his ex-partner, aged 23, before killing himself. This drama would have taken place this Monday morning in Toulouse. The prosecution opened an investigation, entrusted to the national police. The two bodies were discovered shortly after 1 p.m.
The national police block rue François Aubry in Toulouse. A yellow van from Smur 31 prevents passage to secure the emergency response. A witness, confined in his car, speaks with the emergency services. He appears to be close to one of the two victims. His face is livid. Meanwhile, investigators are confronted with a tragedy in an apartment located on the first floor of a recent residence. Two inanimate bodies were found on the ground. This 23-year-old woman and the 31-year-old man died. The criminal trail is favored by the police, who consider the hypothesis of femicide followed by suicide.
According to initial findings, the crime took place on Monday morning. “I was asked if I had heard anything. Apparently, a neighbor was murdered. The residence is usually very quiet,” confides one of the tenants of these accommodations, shocked. “Relatives of the victims were crying in a car. It was heartbreaking,” says a witness.
“Two dead in a complex situation”
The two victims were in a relationship before separating. Sunday or Monday, for a reason still unknown, the thirty-year-old would have returned to the apartment they shared until recently. What happened next? Mystery for the moment.
Shortly before 2 p.m., Thomas allegedly called relatives to report his crime. During this chilling call, he allegedly admitted to having killed his ex-partner and mentioned the possibility of killing himself. Those they spoke to, frightened, immediately alerted the emergency services.
The police found the young woman in a pool of blood. She appeared to have had her throat slit. Near her lay the lifeless body of her ex-companion. “The two victims died in violent circumstances,” specifies the public prosecutor. The autopsies planned for the coming days should provide more information. “At this stage, the situation appears complex,” continues the Toulouse prosecutor’s office.
No known criminal record
If Thomas is the author of this femicide, the reasons for this action will be scrutinized. Described as psychologically fragile in recent weeks, Thomas had no known criminal history. “They have never been convicted,” assures the prosecution. At this stage of the investigations, investigators are working to determine whether the act was premeditated. At the same time, the intervention of a third person is not completely excluded.
This tragedy takes place in a worrying context: according to official figures, at least 3 feminicides are recorded each year in Haute-Garonne. In 2024, the trend is upward. Four women have already been killed before the year is over.
