Without news of the young woman, her family had alerted the police station. A 28-year-old woman was found dead and her companion arrested on Sunday in Ussel (Corrèze).
The police discovered with the firefighters his lifeless body, bearing traces of blows, in his house located in the sub-prefecture of Corrèze. According to France 3, the couple lived there with their child just over two years old.
Arrested at a friend's house
On Sunday, the police arrested the young woman's companion in the early afternoon. Aged 32, he was placed in police custody. According to France Bleu, he was at a friend's house at the time of his arrest.
While the victim's body was transferred to the forensic institute of Limoges (Haute-Vienne) for an autopsy scheduled for Tuesday, an investigation has already been opened for homicide. This was entrusted to the Ussel police station and the Limoges judicial police.
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