A 27-year-old man, suspected of having stabbed a woman and injured her companion near Toulouse, was indicted for murder and attempted murder on Monday July 4, we learned from the prosecution. .
This man, who knew the victims, disputes any premeditation, the Toulouse prosecutor's office told AFP, adding that the reason for the attack could relate to a financial dispute over a debt.
A decision on his placement in pre-trial detention must be taken in the evening, added the same source.
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The young woman, aged 20, was found Friday evening lifeless by the gendarmes in a house in a suburban district of Saint-Orens (Haute-Garonne), near Toulouse.
His 23-year-old companion, seriously injured, was lying on the public highway.
He was still hospitalized on Monday, according to the prosecution.