A pregnant woman, accompanied by her spouse, presented herself on Tuesday May 24 in a pharmacy near Strasbourg: she managed to give a note to the pharmacist on which was written "
SOS
", allowing the police to be alerted and arrest her husband, suspected of domestic violence.
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The 36-year-old woman entered a pharmacy in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, in the suburbs of Strasbourg, on Tuesday around 5:00 p.m., police said on Wednesday.
She then presented a prescription by managing to slip a small piece of paper on which was just written “
SOS
”.
“
The pharmacist then quickly became aware of the situation and did everything possible to provoke the intervention of the national police.
Quickly on the spot, the police proceeded to the arrest of the companion who was placed in police custody
, ”added the Departmental Directorate of Public Security in a press release.
“
The victim exposed to the police the verbal abuse and death threats of which she was the victim and for which she has never dared to file a complaint for the time being.
She also mentioned the particularly complicated context of her current relationship with her spouse, all in a climate of separation and marriage of convenience
, ”continued this same source.
The 30-year-old husband will soon be brought to justice, continued the DDSP, which praised "
the professionalism and responsiveness of this pharmacist
".
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