the husband of the victim indicted for “murder of spouse”, announces his lawyer

The husband of Assia B., whose body was found dismembered in the Buttes-Chaumont park in Paris in mid-February, was indicted for “murder of a spouse”, “attack on the integrity of a corpse “and” concealment of a corpse “, learned franceinfo from his lawyer, Dominique Beyreuther-Minkov, Saturday February 25, confirming information from BFMTV. The suspect, Youcef M., was taken into custody on Thursday, before confessing on Friday.

The dismembered body of this mother had been discovered on February 13 and 14. On Monday 13, a plastic bag containing the pelvis and thighs was found by municipal parks and gardens agents, hidden under a pile of green waste. The large hilly park, very popular with walkers, was immediately evacuated and searched by the police. The next day, other remains, including the head, were found by investigators.

Unemployed, Assia B., 46, lived with her husband, unemployed, and their three children, in a building in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis). Youcef M. had reported the disappearance of his wife to the police on February 6. The couple was unknown to the police.