A woman in her fifties was stabbed on Thursday in a small town in Creuse, and her spouse, the main suspect, committed suicide shortly after the incident, we learned Thursday evening from the Guéret prosecutor's office. .
The victim, mother of five children, was seriously injured after receiving several stab wounds to the throat, ear and hand on Thursday early afternoon in Rougnat, a town of 500 habitats at 40 km east of Guéret (about 500 inhabitants), detailed the prosecution, which opened an investigation.
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Despite her injuries, she managed to take refuge in the town hall, not far from her house, before being airlifted to the Limoges hospital center.
His vital prognosis is not engaged, added the same source.
Her spouse, 57, father of five children and main suspect, killed himself at their home and his body was discovered by investigators at the end of the afternoon.
The investigation will continue to determine the circumstances of the murder and to verify if the man who committed suicide is indeed the author of the blows.