The bodies of a 73-year-old woman and her 80-year-old husband were discovered this Thursday morning at their home in Capinghem, in the Nord department.
It was the couple’s daughter who discovered her deceased parents, said the Lille prosecutor’s office, confirming information from our colleagues from The voice of the North. The woman was “ill”, according to the prosecution.
Femicide followed by suicide?
“Initial findings point to gun deaths. The woman would have died first. The man would then have turned a weapon against him, ”added the prosecution.
The prosecution has carried out forensic investigations, and entrusted the investigation to the Urban Security of Lille.