A woman has been indicted for spousal homicide, suspected of having killed her spouse with a firearm, according to her statements in a context of domestic violence, the Valenciennes prosecutor's office said on Wednesday May 25.
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The man died on the night of May 22 to 23, in Fresnes-sur-Escaut (Nord), the emergency services, called to the scene for a gunshot wound, were unable to revive him, the prosecution said in a press release. .
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According to the respondent, immediately placed in police custody, the facts are part of a context of domestic violence
," added the prosecution.
She was placed under judicial supervision.
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She told investigators that she feared for her life after a first episode of violence during the evening and took a gun to defend herself.
During a second episode of violence, she fired three times at her husband who had just told her that he was going to grab a weapon
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The couple's two children, who were "
in the immediate vicinity
" but did not witness the facts, were placed in foster care.
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No complaint of violence within the couple had been reported before these facts
,” noted the prosecution.
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The couple was not known to the justice services until now for acts of intra-family violence and was not the subject of any particular follow-up
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The investigation was entrusted to the urban security of Valenciennes.