A 73-year-old man, suspected of having killed his wife with a saucepan, was indicted and then imprisoned on January 29, reports France 3.
A new feminicide? believed to have killed his wife of 73 years with a saucepan, a 78-year-old man was charged, then imprisoned, near Rouen (Seine-Maritime), Sunday January 29. Two days earlier, the septuagenarian had presented himself – shortly after the facts of which he is suspected of being guilty – in an annex to the town hall of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, details France 3 in an article published Monday, January 30. His indictment took place at the end of his police custody, informed our colleagues Frédéric Teillet, the public prosecutor of Rouen.
It was the suspect – unknown to the police – who claimed to have hit the victim with a saucepan. Claims which were then corroborated by the autopsy. Also, a kitchen utensil was found at the couple’s home on January 27. This one wore “traces of blood”according to details cited by the same media.
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The septuagenarian would have inflicted blows on his forehead
In its article, France 3 indicates that the victim suffered from several heart and lung pathologies, according to autopsy findings. In fact, the multiple blows to his forehead would have caused cardio-respiratory failure. Which would then have resulted in death. Frédéric Teillet explained to our colleagues that, confronted with the police, the suspect had however assured not to remember “only one [seul] kick”. Also, he claimed to have done so to defend himself “with a bite” from the victim. information for intentional spousal homicide was opened by the prosecution. The latter also requested the placement of the suspect in pre-trial detention.
As a reminder, “3919”, “Violence Femmes Info”, is the national reference number for women victims of violence. This service is free and anonymous.