a woman, mother of 3 children, dies burnt alive by her companion in Gironde

At the end of the afternoon on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in Gironde, a 31-year-old woman was seriously injured by a firearm, then burned alive by her companion. She did not survive.

A resident of the suburb of Mérignac (Gironde) was killed by her companion on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. This thirty-something, mother of three children, was burnt alive shortly before 6.30 p.m., in the middle of the street, after her companion shot her in the streets. legs. The 44-year-old then allegedly sprayed her with gasoline, while she was still alive, reports West France. “Her body was found charred on the sidewalk, said the mayor of the commune Alain Anziani to France 3 New Aquitaine. The man was arrested. He would be known to the police. (…) We do not know the motives of this person at the moment “.

The regional media was also able to interview a neighbor of the couple on site: “He had been in jail, I don’t understand why he got out, she lamented. He was beating her, she had lodged a complaint, the police had already come “. The children of the deceased 3, 7 and 11 years old were taken care of by a psychological unit.

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Many associations like “NousToutes” appeal to Emmanuel Macron to better define actions against feminicides. Gender-based and sexual violence have been declared a major cause of the five-year term, but what are the concrete effects of this decision? Contacted by aufeminin on February 3, 2021, Élisabeth Moreno, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister responsible for Equality between Women and Men, admitted that “if we observe a decrease (Editor’s note: feminicides) over the past year, we cannot be satisfied with 90 crimes that have taken the lives of innocent women, left entire families in mourning and shattered the lives of too many children. ” According to feminicidesfr, from January 1, 2021 until May 3, 2021, 37 women died under the blows of their spouse or ex-spouse.

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