A judicial investigation for "
voluntary homicide by partner
" was opened on Monday August 8 after the death of a woman on Saturday in Saint-Brévin-les-Pins, near Saint-Nazaire, we learned from the Nantes prosecutor's office. .
"
A judicial investigation of the head of intentional homicide by cohabitant
" has been opened, the Nantes prosecutor's office told AFP, confirming information from the daily Ouest France.
This woman died on Saturday in Saint-Brévin-les-Pins, about sixty kilometers west of Nantes, added the prosecution, without further details.
She was in her fifties, according to Ouest France.
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According to the latest figures from the Ministry of the Interior, 146 women were victims of murders by spouse in 2019 and 102 in 2020. The collective "
Féminicides by companions or ex
" counted 113 of these acts in 2021.
In total, in France, more than 200,000 women are victims of violence each year, according to the ministry.