LCI editorial staff –
It is a neighbor, worried by the sounds of an altercation, who dialed Wednesday evening the 17th. On their arrival, the police saw a seriously injured woman on a balcony, calling for help under the blows of her companion.
The 56-year-old victim died quickly after the police arrived in the apartment. She had nine stab wounds, including one “very deep in the throat”, said the deputy prosecutor of the Besançon judicial court who went there.
Seeing the police and while summons were made to him, the companion of the victim, aged 61, turned the weapon against him. “He presented a deep sore throat and lesions in the chest “, said the magistrate. He was transported to the CHRU in Besançon. Its vital prognosis being engaged.
The couple, parent of a child, did not present “no antecedent, it was absolutely not known to the police and judicial authorities”, said the deputy prosecutor. The alleged murderer was still hospitalized on Friday. Investigations are continuing.