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Saturday, December 28, in the early evening, a man in his fifties was fatally injured with a knife by his partner in Pujols, in Lot-et-Garonne.
Saturday December 28, in a residential house on the Route de Rolland in Pujols, a terrible family tragedy occurred late in the afternoon, around 5 p.m. A couple's argument broke out and blows were exchanged. And in circumstances still unknown, a 50-year-old woman fatally injured her 58-year-old companion with a knife.
In the altercation with her partner, the alleged perpetrator of at least one fatal stabbing was also slightly injured in the eyebrow area. In a state of shock, she was the one who called for help. When the firefighters and police arrived, the fifty-year-old, who had lost a lot of blood, was unconscious and “seriously injured in the lumbar area”, explains the Agen prosecutor's office in a press release issued this Sunday. Adding that “his vital prognosis was in jeopardy” when help arrived. He was immediately taken care of and medically treated on site by the Samu, before being transferred in absolute emergency to the Vallée du Lot health center where he underwent an operation. Despite the surgical intervention, he died of his injuries at Villeneuve-sur-Lot hospital shortly before midnight.
At RCV 15, “it’s astonishment and incomprehension”
The victim's name is Gilles Marcuzzo. A native of Saint-Antoine-de-Ficalba and business manager in the agricultural sector, he was also a rugby player at Club Athlétique Villeneuvois (CAV XV), the ancestor of the current RC Villeneuve 15, until the 1990s. Playing as a hooker, he had participated in the epics of the bastide club in the French championship group A and group B. The well-known entrepreneur from Villeneuvois was then became leader of RCV 15 when the club was created around twenty years ago. At RC Villeneuve 15, it's “stunning and incomprehension”, confides Jérôme Colombini, president of RCV 15, who had known Gilles Marcuzzo “for forty years”. “I'm 53 years old and we've known each other since we were kids, testifies the latter. We played together at the CAV and he was the leader of the RCV for twenty years. He was a good guy, kind to everyone. the world. He was always trying to fix everyone's problems. We are all in shock, it's terrible what happened.”
“Spouse murder” retained
An investigation was opened and entrusted to the Organized and Specialized Crime Division (DCOS) of the Agen national police, reports AFP. Arrested and placed in police custody on Saturday, December 28, the accused, who is not known to the justice services, admitted to having stabbed his companion during his hearing by the investigators, who took place this Sunday, December 29. On the other hand, “she denies any homicidal intent”, reports the Agen prosecutor's office, specifying “that no history of domestic violence is known to the judicial services, with regard to either of the victims and the questioning”. At the end of the day, the Agen public prosecutor's office, which continues to carry out investigations, extended police custody for 24 hours, ending on December 30, 2024 at the end of the day. The public prosecutor Olivier Naboulet indicates that he has retained the criminal qualification of “murder by spouse”.
