A 51-year-old woman admitted to having fatally shot her 80-year-old neighbor in Soings-en-Sologne (Loir-et-Cher) because of the latter's dog barking and was indicted for murder, said Tuesday July 19 the prosecutor of Blois.
The incident occurred on Sunday shortly before 10:00 p.m.
The firefighters found the death of an 80-year-old woman, hit by gunfire and found "
extended in the immediate vicinity of her sofa
", according to a press release from the public prosecutor of Blois, Frédéric Chevallier.
The autopsy confirmed "
that the shots fired one on the right flank and the other on the left flank of the victim were the cause of death
".
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“Frequent and regular verbal altercations”
A 51-year-old woman, resident of the town and unknown to justice, said she was the author of the shots.
The respondent explained to the investigators that he had “
frequent and regular verbal altercations with his neighbor, the victim, about barking dogs
”.
On Sunday, she left her house between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. armed with one of the four hunting rifles she had at home with two cartridges.
"
She showed up at the gate of neighbors screaming that she was going to 'kill her'
".
Initially disarmed by her neighbors, she then returned home, repeating "
that 'someone had to kill her'
".
Moments later, two shots were heard.
"
The lady had taken a new rifle from her home, entered her neighbor's house by climbing a fence and then shot her twice
," the statement continued.
She was indicted on Tuesday for "
premeditated intentional homicide
" and remanded in custody.
She faces life imprisonment.
The Romorantin-Lanthenay research brigade was responsible for the investigation.
