A 35-year-old mother was found dead in the night from Sunday to Monday in her house in Portel-des-Corbières, in Aude, probably killed by her husband, AFP learned Tuesday (November 30) from the mayor from the village.
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“
It's a couple that has never made waves. We do not know what could have happened, he killed his wife,
"the mayor of the town, Bruno Texier, told AFP. The husband was arrested a few hours later, while he was strolling through the village, located 15 km from Narbonne and close to the Mediterranean coast. The 40-year-old winemaker was "
hospitalized in a psychiatric emergency room
" in Narbonne, said the mayor.
The couple's two children, a 10-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, were taken in by the grandparents.
In this village of 1400 inhabitants, relates the mayor, “
everyone is shocked
” by the death of this 35-year-old woman who worked as a pharmacy assistant.
Contacted by AFP, the Narbonne prosecutor's office did not confirm the information, indicating that a press conference would take place in Narbonne on Friday.
