The man fled before going to the police station. The three of the couple’s five children, present at the Vaulx-en-Velin home at the time of the events, received psychological care.
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A mother was found stabbed to death on the night of Saturday April 30 to Sunday May 1 in Vaulx-en-Velin (Rhône), before her husband was placed in police custody, franceinfo learned from a police source. .
The woman was found dead shortly after 1 a.m. The husband of the victim, aged 39, first fled by car, before going to the police station. The three of the couple’s five children, present at the home at the time of the events and aged 4, 10 and 12, were taken to hospital for psychological care, according to the Lyon prosecutor’s office. The two eldest, 18 and 21, were absent.
The man was not known for domestic violence on his wife, said the prosecution, but a police source adds that he was known for minor crimes. The Departmental Security has been seized of the investigation.