A 37-year-old man was taken into police custody on Saturday for "
spousal homicide
" after the death of his 34-year-old wife, found unresponsive at their home in Bondy (Seine-Saint-Denis), learned on Sunday February 12 AFP from the Bobigny prosecutor's office.
Saturday morning, the cries of a woman are heard in a building located rue Roger Salengro in Bondy, north-east of Paris, a police source told AFP, confirming information from the
Parisian
.
Two children, among the five who were at home, took refuge with neighbours.
Police and firefighters are called, continues this same source.
On the spot, the emergency services found the woman unconscious.
After a long cardiac massage, she was transported to the Pitié Salpêtrière hospital.
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The 34-year-old woman died there, the Bobigny prosecutor's office told AFP, adding that the results of the autopsy were not yet known.
According to the police source, the victim did not bear any traces of stab wounds.
However, a bloodstained knife was found outside the building.
"
It was not known whether this knife was used
," the source said.
At home, the man had scratches on his face and arms.
His police custody was still in progress on Sunday, according to the prosecution.
The 30-year-old was not known for previous acts of domestic violence.
According to
Le
Parisien
, which revealed the information, the woman would have taken refuge on her balcony, shouting "
my husband is going to kill me
", a knife in her hand.
The children, aged 1 to 11 and whose parentage is not established, were not injured.
They were taken care of under the "
feminicide protocol
", which provides for temporary placement and sheltering, in addition to pediatric and psychological care, the prosecution said.
The investigation for "
spousal homicide
" was entrusted to the department's judicial police service.