A 51-year-old man was taken into custody at the Rouen police station for trying to kill his partner by stabbing her on Tuesday July 13, France Bleu Normandie revealed.
The assault took place in the couple's apartment in Sotteville-les-Rouen.
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The couple had lived together for several years.
Their ten-year-old daughter was in the apartment at the time of the incident.
The police provided first aid to the victim, before help arrived at the marital home.
The circumstances and the context of the tragedy will have to be clarified by the investigation for attempted homicide, entrusted to the departmental security.
According to the first elements, it seems that the victim had decided to leave the common residence, details France Bleu.
The Rouen public prosecutor said the 51-year-old man had no criminal record.
His companion, hospitalized in emergency Tuesday evening in critical condition, is now out of danger.