The macabre counter of feminicides continues to increase.
A 20-year-old young woman was killed with a knife on Monday evening in downtown Besançon, and her companion was arrested, AFP learned from the city prosecutor.
She could be the seventh woman to lose her life under the blows of her spouse or ex-spouse since the beginning of 2022, according to the Féminicides collective by companion or ex.
[7] Monday 17/1 in Besançon (25), a woman (20 years old) was stabbed to death by her companion.
He was arrested at the scene as he tried to flee.
An investigation is underway and a representative of the prosecution must go to the site.⬇️https://t.co/3VGgCu1MeN pic.twitter.com/1iwrQqkMrl
- Feminicides By Companions or Ex (@feminicidesfr) January 17, 2022
Despite the intervention of the emergency services, the victim died in his apartment around 7:30 p.m., said prosecutor Étienne Manteaux, confirming information from the Republican East.
"She was seriously injured in the throat with a bladed weapon," he added.
113 feminicides last year
His 34-year-old companion was arrested by the police “in the immediate vicinity of the apartment” and placed in police custody, according to the prosecutor.
The investigation was entrusted to the departmental security of Besançon.
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This young woman is the second woman killed with a knife in Besançon in less than a month.
According to the latest report from the Ministry of the Interior, 102 women were killed by the blows of their spouse or ex-spouse in 2020. The feminist collective against sexist and sexual violence #NousToutes counted 113 feminicides in 2021.
