The 36-year-old man arrested Friday for the murder of his ex-partner in Bordeaux was indicted and imprisoned this Sunday, July 4 by an examining magistrate for "intentional homicide by spouse", while a rally in tribute to the young woman is scheduled at 4 p.m. in front of her home.
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Mickaël F. is suspected of having fatally stabbed on Friday shortly after nine o'clock his 31-year-old ex-partner, whom he was not allowed to see.
The mother of their 4-year-old daughter had left him in early January, a separation that
"he did not accept"
, according to Bordeaux prosecutor Frédérique Porterie.
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The thirty-something, described as depressed and having
alcohol
“addiction”
problems
, was arrested shortly after by the Raid police while he was holed up in his apartment, 400 m from the victim's home.
"Obsessive" behavior
Sentenced six times (traffic offenses and narcotics between 2004 and 2009), the ex-spouse had never been for violence.
But since the beginning of the year, the victim said he had been harassed and had lodged a complaint twice with the police, in January, then in March to the prosecution to denounce the
“obsessive”
behavior
of his ex-companion.
Heard several times by investigators, the victim claimed that
"he was prowling around her house"
and sent her numerous messages by SMS or WhatsApp about their separation and the custody of their daughter, the prosecutor recounted. 'AFP.
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A few days before the tragedy, Monday, he had already been placed in police custody as part of the complaint filed on March 30 by his ex-companion.
On Tuesday, the prosecution decided to send him back to court on November 16 to respond to
"repeated sending of malicious messages (...) between January 3 and June 17"
and had placed him under judicial supervision with
"prohibition to come into contact ”
with her and
“ obligation to take care of oneself ”
.
A first investigation into a complaint of January 6 denouncing "psychological violence" had been the subject of an orientation towards an "alternative measure" to the prosecution on condition for him to follow care and to do an internship for "perpetrators of violence. conjugal ”, according to the prosecutor.