The man suspected of having fatally stabbed this weekend in Belfort the former boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend, whom he also wounded. The victim and alleged attacker, respectively aged 42 and 34 according to the regional daily L'Est Républicain, are the fathers of two of the woman's three children.

This drama, which occurred on the night of Friday to Saturday, "probably" took place against a background of jealousy, according to a source. He was banned from seeing his former companion and had been convicted of violence against her.