It is around 8:30 a.m. this Tuesday morning, in the Jas de Beaumont district, in Pertuis, when the tranquility of the place is suddenly disturbed. Two octogenarians, the 86-year-old husband and his 85-year-old wife, have just been found dead in their home. When the firefighters and a Smur crew arrived on site, rue Gustave-Lançon, there was nothing more to do.
The prosecution favors the trail of a murder followed by a suicide: “The man allegedly shot his wife before killing himself.” The autopsy will take place on Thursday.
“My Godsays a neighbor, her hand raised to her face. I didn't imagine that, I can't understand. It's so sad.“At that time in the morning, the 99-year-old lady didn’t hear anything.”I was still in my room. I didn't have my hearing aids…“They had been neighbors for 45 years. Over time, they had gotten to know each other. Over time, they had become friends. Under her umbrella, the nonagenarian doesn't believe it.”Like all elderly people, yes, they had health problems…“According to another source, the gentleman had difficulty walking and moved around with a walker.
“Madame was ill”specifies the Prosecutor’s Office. “She would have suffered from Alzheimer’s disease”says a source close to the couple. “There would be no suicidal tendencies within the couple but the weapon with which he fired is relatively old”continues the Prosecutor's Office, which did not specify, at this stage of the investigation, the category of the firearm used.
“They were a rather discreet couple”
It is 3:28 p.m., a funeral van backs up into the small gravel driveway and reverses into the property. He will leave at 3:45 p.m.
Another close neighbor of the couple was also stunned. “They were a rather discreet couple. He stayed in his corner.“The local resident, with whom the old couple had good relations, is shot dead.”I arrived here in 1979, they in 1982. I was the one who built their housedetails the former mason, who also heard nothing of the gunshots. I just saw the firefighters on site in the morning.“
The Pertuis gendarmerie is responsible for shedding light on the circumstances of this tragedy. On site, “a letter was written by the gentleman to explain his action“, confirms the magistrate. The house was placed under seal.
