The respondent “could present psychiatric disorders”. He had already been “sentenced twice for domestic violence”, according to the Bordeaux prosecutor’s office.
A man, already convicted of domestic violence and suspected of an attempted murder of his partner in Libourne, was indicted and imprisoned on Saturday January 29, announced the Bordeaux prosecutor’s office. After 48 hours in police custody, the 33-year-old suspect was indicted for attempted aggravated homicide and provisionally imprisoned, the prosecution told AFP.
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His companion, born in 1977 in Brazil, was found Thursday by the emergency services lying in a pool of blood, with serious stab wounds to the chest. “His life is now out of danger and his vital prognosis is no longer engaged“Said the prosecution on Saturday.
A psychiatric evaluation in progress
The police arrested the companion on the spot, who was in the process of performing a pressure point on the victim’s chest. The couple’s 5-year-old child, who was also at home, was taken care of. The suspect, originally from Guadeloupe, “may have psychiatric disorders“, which are “being evaluated» and has already been «twice convicted of domestic violence“Said the prosecution on Friday.
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After a first conviction in 2017, the criminal court of Libourne had pronounced in December 2020 against him a sentence of 8 months of imprisonment including 4 months suspended probation, including in particular a ban on appearing at the marital home and to enter into a relationship. with the victim. According to the first elements of the investigation, he “would have resumed living together with his ex-companion for several weeks by settling again at his home“, said the prosecution.