A man and a woman aged 48 and 39 were found dead on Monday June 14 in their family home in Paris, in the 17th arrondissement,
a police source
told
Figaro
, confirming information from France Info.
The couple's baby, "
who is between 7 and 9 months old,
" was found "
in tears, near the two bodies, which were lying on the ground,
" said the same source.
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An investigation was opened by the Paris prosecutor's office, for "intentional homicide on a spouse", indicates
Le Parisien
.
If all possibilities remain considered, the track of "
a family dispute that has gone badly
" is however privileged, we are assured.
"Regulars of domestic violence"
This Monday, June 14, was not the first time that a neighbor called the police for shouting in her building. "
They were used to domestic violence
," sums up a police source. But this time, when the crew arrives, they find the door closed. “
There is not a sound. One of the colleagues finally manages to gain access to the apartment and, when he enters, he discovers the couple. Both were deceased. She, lying on the ground, stabbing her body. And he, right next to him, face down, a knife in his stomach. Nearby, a baby, crying, but without injuries
», Reports this source.
The child was immediately taken to hospital, where he is still today, while waiting to be taken care of by social services.
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“
We don't know at the moment what happened.
We do not know who is the author of this violence, but the investigations and the autopsy will determine if it is a conjugal murder followed by suicide,
”indicates a source close to the investigation.
According to
Le Parisien
, the two lovers were separated and had mutually filed a complaint against each other for violence.
