A 22-year-old man confessed Thursday to the murder of his girlfriend in Lorient (Morbihan), we learned from a police source.
The lifeless body of the 31-year-old young woman was discovered on Wednesday using information provided by the suspect.
The young woman was killed by
“several stab wounds”.
Arrested Wednesday morning, the individual was
“faced with inconsistencies”
during his police custody and admitted
“having killed the victim”
, according to the same source.
Criminal investigation
It was the suspect himself who reported a disappearance to the police on February 17, according to this source who adds that the couple was not known to the police for domestic violence.
The investigation, initially opened for
“worrying disappearance”
, was reclassified on Wednesday as a criminal investigation for
“intentional homicide”,
indicated Wednesday the public prosecutor of Lorient, Stéphane Kellenberger.
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The victim's lifeless body was discovered in an undergrowth in Lorient.
An autopsy, scheduled for Thursday, should refine the causes of his death possibly caused
“by a stab
,” said Stéphane Kellenberger.
On average, a domestic murder occurs every three days in France.
The Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti put forward at the beginning of January the figure of 94
“feminicides”
in 2023, compared to 118 in 2022, a drop greeted with skepticism by feminist associations.