The daughter of the companion of a retiree killed with knives on the night of Monday to Tuesday in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) was indicted for murder and placed in pre-trial detention. Her mother was also indicted for complicity in intentional homicide, but she was left free under judicial supervision, reports the Latest News from Alsace.
Gilbert Tomei, 78, had been stabbed in the neck in his apartment, located in the popular Neuhof district. His companion then gave the alert, around 4 a.m. But the septuagenarian had succumbed before the arrival of help.
The trail of family conflict
The companion of the victim, aged 56, and her daughter, 23, both present at the time of the facts, had been arrested and placed in police custody at the Strasbourg police station.
The trail of a dispute in the couple that would have turned into a family conflict, had emerged. The investigation will need to determine whether the stabbing (s) was intentional.