A 56-year-old woman was found dead Saturday morning in Labry, a village in Meurthe-et-Moselle, and her husband was arrested and taken into custody, AFP learned from the Val-de-Briey prosecutor's office. .
The man, also in his fifties and known for traffic offenses, tried to end his life, said the same source, who did not wish to specify the circumstances of the tragedy.
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It was neighbors who sounded the alert after hearing noises of an argument at the spouse's home, added the prosecution, confirming information from the regional daily
Le Républicain Lorrain
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An investigation has been opened for murder by a partner and the criminal department of the Nancy court should be seized during the day, according to the prosecution.