He was placed in a coma. Thursday, a resident of Bretignolles-sur-Mer (Vendée) was seriously burned in the fire of his house. Supported by firefighters, the 56-year-old man was transported in absolute emergency by helicopter before the arrival of the criminal identification technicians of the gendarmerie.
According to West France, significant suspicions of attempted murder hover around this arson. The owner of the house would have been locked in her apartment, all doors closed, before managing to escape through a bay window. Her companion would then have tried to bring her back to the house where he was, threatening to kill the dog. The man finally released the animal and set fire to the building.
According to the daily, the woman was awakened around 6 a.m. on Thursday due to a strong smell of gasoline. It was there that she found all the doors of her house locked. She managed to escape through a bay window before her companion set the pavilion on fire. The gendarmes suspect the man of having wanted to kill his wife. According to information from West Francethe man was tried in November for acts of moral harassment and violence against his companion.