Is this a new feminicide? A woman in her thirties was stabbed to death this Saturday morning in Meulan, in the Yvelines, and her companion was arrested by the police, said the Versailles prosecutor’s office, confirming information from the Parisian. The 31-year-old man was not known to have a history of domestic violence, prosecutors said.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the victim, born in 1994, was killed with a knife, said the prosecution, contacted by AFP. The couple had a 4-month-old baby, according to the same source. An investigation for homicide by spouse was opened and entrusted to the departmental security of Yvelines. The number of feminicides increased by 20% in France in 2021 compared to the previous year, with 122 women killed under the blows of their spouse or ex-spouse, according to the latest figures available from the Ministry of the Interior.
According to a police source, the police were called around 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning and discovered in an apartment, a priori that of the couple, the victim, hit in the throat. She died shortly thereafter. Her husband was arrested directly on the spot.