The tragedy remains unexplained for the time being.
The 42-year-old man who had made a call to the Samu to confess to the murder of his companion, last week in their apartment in Vélizy-Villacoublay (Yvelines), was indicted for murder of a spouse and placed in pre-trial detention, said the Versailles prosecutor's office on Wednesday.
The individual allegedly stabbed the victim several times, including "two fatal blows", reports AFP.
Arrived on the scene, the Samu and the police had discovered the unconscious victim, the body bearing the traces of several blows with a knife.
The 42-year-old woman could not be revived and was pronounced dead within minutes.
During his call to the Samu, the forties had also threatened to commit suicide and tried to end his life.
Wounded in the throat and arm had been admitted to the hospital.
He was brought before the court at the end of his police custody in the hospital premises.
He fully admitted the facts.
A drama in the middle of the night
The irreparable took place on the night of August 10 to 11, at 3:45 a.m., on the 3rd floor of the residence which adjoins the Jean-Mermoz school group, where the man has been one of the guardians for ten years. 'years.
He has no criminal record but was described as depressed and with a "suicidal history", according to the neighborhood.
"I'm in shock and I don't understand how such a tragedy could have happened here," a resident of the building told Le Parisien.
The victim had moved in with her companion a few months ago.
The couple have two children from a previous union.
According to the collective "Féminicides by companions or ex", this drama was the 70th feminicide recorded in France since the beginning of the year.
There would have been two others since, in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) and in Martinique.
The association had counted 113 victims in 2021 while the latest counts from the Ministry of the Interior mention 102 victims in 2020, and 146 in 2019.
