France: Jacqueline Sauvage dies, symbol of marital violence

Jacqueline Sauvage who had become the symbol of marital violence in France after murdering her violent husband, then pardoned by ex-president Francois Hollande, died at the age of 72: one of the daughters reported. According to the newspaper La République du Center, which first revealed the information, the woman died on July 23 and the funeral was already held in the strictest confidence while the messages of condolence and sadness multiplied. "She had become the standard-bearer of marital violence," said actress Muriel Robin, who played Jacqueline Sauvage on television.