A woman was killed Friday evening, September 25 with knives in Champigny-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne) and her husband, currently on the run, is actively sought.
Alerted by neighbors who heard screaming children, police and firefighters arrived in the evening and discovered the body of a woman with a wound caused by a knife to the chest, said a source.
The victim's spouse was still at large on Saturday morning, added this source, confirming information from the
Parisian
.
The couple's two children have been placed.
The investigation was entrusted to the departmental service of the judicial police of Val-de-Marne.
In 2019, 146 women were killed by their spouse or ex-partner, 25 more than the previous year, according to the latest official figures.
Since the start of the year, at least 49 feminicides have occurred, according to a count conducted by AFP.