A 59-year-old man injured his partner with a firearm in Briey (Meurthe-et-Moselle) on Sunday, before turning the weapon against him, we learned from the prosecution on Tuesday, confirming information from the daily The Republican East. The man “would have been drunk”, according to the Briey prosecutor’s office, which is nevertheless awaiting the results of the toxicological examinations. His lifeless body was found by Raid agents, called in for reinforcement.
The companion, who had found refuge with neighbors, was admitted to the emergency room, without her vital prognosis being engaged, specifies The Republican Eastwho adds that she is in her sixties.
This year, 122 women have been killed in France
The prosecution indicates that the author of the shots and the victim were unknown to the police and that no complaint or previous intervention had been recorded.
In 2021 in France, 207,743 people, including 87% women, were victims of domestic violence according to an analysis by the statistics service of the Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI). That same year, 122 women were killed in France under the blows of their spouse or ex-spouse, according to the ministry.