A new case of domestic violence.
A 38-year-old woman was seriously burned by her husband and then pursued by the latter armed with a knife, Friday evening around midnight in the streets of Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), indicate our colleagues from France Bleu Azur.
The assault would have started at the family home, according to the first elements of the investigation.
Dispatched to the scene, firefighters treated the victim, who presented second-degree burns to the back, reports the local radio site.
She was then transported to hospital and then helicoptered to the Marseille burns service.
His vital prognosis was engaged on Friday evening.
The suspect, her 33-year-old husband, first attempted to flee before being arrested later that evening.
He was taken into custody and must be interviewed by the Nice departmental security police.
The man was not known to the police for domestic violence.
Multiple cases of domestic violence
This violent assault follows many other recent cases of domestic violence, leading in the worst case to feminicide.
In 2020, 125 spousal homicides were recorded, of which 102 victims were women.
Acts take place in the majority at home, in a context of separation or dispute.
Read also Feminicides in 2020: nearly one in five victims had already lodged a complaint
Asked in our columns, the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin had assured to want to make the fight against domestic violence the number one priority of the police, with in particular the installation of a specialized agent in each police station and brigade of gendarmerie.
