A 44-year-old woman died strangled by her companion at her home in Montmagny (Val-d'Oise) on the night of Sunday to Monday, we learned on Tuesday July 5 from a source close to the investigation and the Pontoise public prosecutor's office.
The murder took place shortly before midnight in the presence of the couple's two children, aged 3 and 6, we learned from a source close to the investigation.
The alert was given by a neighbor.
“No report had been received”
The 55-year-old perpetrator was taken into custody.
“
He refused to explain himself during his hearings
,” said the prosecution.
He will be presented to a judge on Wednesday afternoon for the opening of a judicial investigation.
From the first elements of the investigation, “
it appears that no report had reached the police or justice services concerning the situation of this couple
”, specified the prosecution.
The two children were taken care of by a pediatric service and are the subject of a temporary placement with social assistance for children.
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According to a report from the Ministry of the Interior, 146 women were victims of femicides in 2019 and 102 in 2020. The feminist collective against sexist and sexual violence #NousToutes counted 113 femicides in 2021. In total, in France, more than 200,000 women are victims of violence each year, according to the ministry.