She did not survive her injuries. A 33-year-old woman died in hospital after being deliberately hit on Friday evening by the vehicle driven by her ex-partner in Riedisheim (Haut-Rhin), we learned on Sunday from the Mulhouse prosecutor’s office.
Thanks to the rapid intervention of the police alerted by witnesses, the young woman, suffering multiple trauma, was taken care of by the emergency services and transported to the Emile-Muller hospital in Mulhouse, then to the Strasbourg CHRU by helicopter, indicates a police source.
He allegedly made his partner get out of the car
The suspect, arrested shortly after the events in a state of intoxication, had an alcohol level of 0.69 mg per liter of exhaled air, according to the same source. Aged 44, he was indicted on Sunday for murder of a spouse. The prosecution requested his placement in pre-trial detention.
The Mulhouse police station was seized of the investigation. According to initial evidence, the man made his partner get out of the car, walked away before returning to hit her. He was already known to the police for domestic violence.
On average over recent years, a feminicide occurs every three days in France. According to the Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti, there were 118 in 2022 and 94 in 2023, a decreasing figure welcomed with caution by feminist associations.