A man was indicted on Tuesday for kidnapping and forcible confinement in Orne, after confessing, 33 years later, to having strangled his wife, without the wife's body having been found, AFP learned on Friday June 3 with the Alençon prosecutor's office.
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The disappearance of the woman was not “
reported
” until 2021, “
by her two children, now adults, the facts dating back to 1989
”, specifies Annabelle Guignard, deputy prosecutor of Alençon in a press release confirming information revealed by the daily
Ouest-France
.
The prosecution had been seized for worrying disappearance on September 15, 2021. According to
Ouest-France
, the children who had become adults were six months and three years old in 1989.
"A bundle of clues"
“
During their auditions, their memories come back to them where their father
” now 62 years old “
mentioned, a handful of times, having killed their mother
”, writes the regional daily.
At the time of the events, the spouse had "
told anyone who will listen
" that his wife had a lover and that she had had to "
flee with him
", adds the newspaper.
According to the prosecution, "
the first elements of the investigation
" preliminary, opened in October 2021 for worrying disappearance, "
highlighted a range of clues suggesting that the young woman had not left of her own free will
".
"
Given the information collected, an introductory indictment on the count of arrest, kidnapping, forcible confinement without release before the 7th day was taken on April 25, 2022
", according to the press release.
"
As part of the judicial investigation, a rogatory commission was entrusted to the Mortagne-au-Perche Research Brigade and confirmed that her husband could be linked to the disappearance of his ex-spouse
", according to the same source.
Placed in police custody on Monday, the suspect "
from his first hearing admitted having strangled
" his wife, said the prosecution.
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According to
Ouest-France
, he explained that he used a "
wire from a telephone
" to kill the mother of his children, and then buried the body.
“
Investigations are underway to determine the place where the body is likely to be
,” according to the prosecution, which did not respond to requests for clarification from AFP.
"
The judge of freedoms and detention has issued an order of placement under judicial supervision
", according to the press release, which specifies that the prosecution has appealed this order.
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