The couple was unknown to the justice system and the gendarmerie services. A 36-year-old woman was found dead on Monday in Lamothe-Capdeville, near Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne). Her spouse was placed in police custody, indicates the parquet floor of Montauban.
This woman, mother of 5 children, was found unresponsive at her home, with stab wounds to the chest, said the prosecution. An autopsy will be conducted on Tuesday to identify the cause of his death.
“A very normal family”
His companion and father of five children, aged 38, was arrested and taken into custody in the process, added the prosecution. “This is a very normal family, an ordinary family”, underlined the deputy prosecutor of Montauban, reports France blue Occitanie.
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.
