21-year-old woman killed in Hérault, her partner arrested

The victim, aged 21, was stabbed about ten times. The main suspect alerted the emergency services after the incident.

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A national police vehicle.  (VICTORIA VALDIVIA / HANS LUCAS via AFP)

A 21-year-old woman was killed in the night from Friday to Saturday in Clapiers (Hérault). Her partner was arrested and is the main suspect, franceinfo learned from sources close to the case.

It was the main suspect who alerted the emergency services. On the evening of Friday 26 July, around midnight, he called the emergency services in Vailhauquès (Hérault) and said that he had killed his partner with a knife. On site, the emergency services discovered a 21-year-old unconscious person. She had received about ten stab wounds. Despite the first aid given by the emergency services, the victim died.

The suspect, who was not initially identified by the police, was arrested around noon on Saturday. The night of searching for the suspect “intense summer”said the mayor of Clapiers, Éric Penso, to France Bleu Hérault. The first elements gathered by investigators do not allow us to confirm that the two people lived as a couple.


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