a woman killed by her ex-partner and thrown into the Seine, the man taken into police custody

A woman was strangled to death then thrown into the Seine by her ex-partner, during the night from Saturday to Sunday, in Louveciennes in Yvelines. Intoxicated, the man was arrested and taken into custody. An investigation into intentional homicide has been opened and an autopsy of the victim's body must be carried out.

A woman was strangled to death by her ex-partner, then thrown into the Seine, in Louveciennes in Yvelines on the night of Saturday November 2 to Sunday November 3, AFP learned from the Versailles prosecutor's office.

According to a friend, the suspect hit the woman after an argument, then strangled her and threw her into the Seine.

The police went to the address indicated, a barge, and arrested a man in his fifties who was intoxicated.

His vehicle as well as that of his ex-partner were parked in front of the pier.

Two teams of police and fire divers found the woman's body on the bow of the boat.

An investigation opened for intentional homicide

The suspect spontaneously declared to the police that the victim, born in 1970 and described as his former partner, had not fallen into the water by accident, according to the prosecution.

According to this same source, the accused, already known to the police and justice services, particularly for traffic violations, was the tenant of part of the barge.

The public prosecutor indicated that the man had been taken into police custody. An investigation into intentional homicide was opened and entrusted to the Yvelines territorial criminal directorate.

The victim's body was transported to the Garches forensic institute, in Hauts-de-Seine, where an autopsy must be carried out, added the prosecution.