A 70-year-old woman was indicted Thursday February 25 for voluntary homicide after the violent death of her husband at their home last weekend, in Blanc (Indre), said the Bourges prosecutor's office.
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The victim, a 75-year-old man, was found dead last Saturday by the gendarmes warned by his wife, the same source said.
While in police custody, the wife, who is suspected of having strangled her husband, denied being responsible for his death without providing any explanation as to the reason for the victim's death.
The 70-year-old woman, who could be mentally retarded according to the prosecution, confirmed that she and her husband were alone at the time of her death.
