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Octogenarian beaten with a hammer: the body of the husband fished out in Strasbourg

2022-02-08T20:52:10.057Z


The body of the husband of an 87-year-old woman, suffering from Alzheimer's and seriously injured by hammer blows in early January in Strasbourg, was fished out...


The body of the husband of an 87-year-old woman, suffering from Alzheimer's and seriously injured with a hammer at the beginning of January in Strasbourg, was fished out of the Ill, the river which waters the Alsatian capital, we learned Tuesday, February 8 with the public prosecutor's office.

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The body, fished out on January 30 near a bridge, was identified thanks to "

odontology

" examinations, it was said.

Investigations are continuing to determine the cause of death of this 85-year-old man, who had not been found since the incident.

On January 3, worried about not having any news, a home nurse had discovered the octogenarian, seriously injured and bleeding in various parts of the body.

She had been hospitalized and lost an eye.

A hammer was present next to his bed on which there were traces of blood, said a source close to the file.

A call for witnesses for "

worrying disappearance

" had been launched by the police.

No complaint for violence had ever been filed against the victim's husband, said a police source.

According to the couple's son, his mother had already been violent towards her husband because of his illness, a source familiar with the matter said.

Source: lefigaro

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