A 23-year-old woman was indicted and placed in pre-trial detention in Strasbourg, suspected of the murder of her mother's spouse, also indicted for complicity, AFP learned on Friday from the prosecution.
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At the end of their police custody, the girl was indicted for murder and the mother for complicity in murder, said the Strasbourg prosecutor, confirming information from the Latest News from Alsace (DNA). The first was imprisoned, while the second was left free under judicial supervision.
On the night of Monday to Tuesday, a septuagenarian was stabbed to death at his home after being stabbed in the upper chest. His companion, who called for help, and her daughter, both there, were arrested. It was “ a basic couple dispute ”. The victim " had a knife in her hand and she (the girl) disarmed him and used the knife against him, " a police source told AFP.