A stay-at-home mother was killed Friday evening (Saturday morning in Paris) with punches by her husband, on the island of Maupiti, in French Polynesia, and the alleged murderer was taken into custody, the channel revealed local Polynesia First.
The alleged perpetrator hit his concubine in the face in front of two witnesses, during a "very drunk" evening, according to the mayor.
This evening took place at the home of the spouses, both aged 42 and parents of three children.
The firefighters tried to resuscitate the victim by practicing 40 minutes of cardio-respiratory massage, but Mélissa died on the spot.
The man admitted the facts but did not mention any motive.
"
He simply said to me 'Too bad, I'll assume', he did not seem to have any regrets,
" Maupiti mayor Woullingston Raufauore told AFP, who arrived shortly after. the drama.
Not far from Bora Bora, Maupiti is an island popular with tourists, best known for its turquoise lagoon where manta rays stay, and for its petroglyphs carved by the Polynesians of old.
"
There are never any serious facts here, there has already been a murder of this nature, but it was more than 30 years ago,
" regrets the mayor.
However, he admits that the man was
"violent in general and had also had altercations with the gendarmes
".
Despite repeated domestic violence, neither the concubine nor her entourage had lodged a complaint.
The alleged perpetrator was taken by plane to Papeete, where he was taken into police custody.
The victim's body will be autopsied.
This case brings to at least 59 the number of suspected femicides 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.
