A woman was killed on Wednesday by firearm in Cognac (Charente) and her spouse arrested in the wake, we learned from a source close to the investigation.
The woman was killed in the matrimonial home, in an apartment in a district of the city, according to the same source who did not give more details on the circumstances of the tragedy.
They are a couple in their forties.
La Charente Libre reports that the victim was killed by gunshot.
57 suspected feminicides since the start of the year
When questioned, the Angoulême prosecutor's office refused to comment, like the police.
The Limoges judicial police and the Cognac police are jointly involved in the investigation.
Earlier in the day, in the Alpes-Maritimes, the companion of a 40-year-old woman found dead Sunday evening in Vence (Alpes-Maritimes) was indicted for murder and placed in pre-trial detention.
This case brings to at least 57 the number of suspected feminicides since the beginning of the year, according to an AFP count.
In 2019, 146 women were killed by their spouse or ex-partner, 25 more than the previous year, according to the latest official figures.