The man suspected of having killed his companion on Friday evening in Champigny-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne) surrendered himself to the Choisy-le-Roi police station on Saturday early evening, according to information from the Parisian.
The 27-year-old Brazilian, who had left the scene with his two children aged 2 and 4, had in fact gone to his boss, not far from his home. After leaving the children he had with the victim there, he fled and has been actively wanted ever since.
His companion, a young woman in her twenties was found in critical condition by the emergency services on Friday evening, in Champigny-sur-Marne, in Val-de-Marne indicate our colleagues from the Parisian. She passed away shortly after.
Alerted by neighbors who heard the screams of children, police and firefighters arrived and discovered the body of a woman with a wound caused by a knife to the chest.
The investigation was entrusted to the departmental service of the judicial police of Val-de-Marne. The couple’s two children have been placed.
In 2019, 146 women were killed by their spouse or ex-partner, 25 more than the previous year, according to the latest official figures. Since the start of the year, at least 49 feminicides have occurred, according to a count from Agence France Presse.
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