a policeman wanted after the discovery of the lifeless body of his companion in an apartment

A woman in her thirties was found dead on Friday January 28 in the bathtub of her apartment in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, franceinfo learned from a police source. His companion, un police officer absent when taking up duty in Seine-Saint-Denis, is “actively sought”.

The police intervened in this apartment after a report. The victim’s companion, a policeman in his thirties, had not taken up his service at the Blanc-Mesnil police station where he is assigned. According to a source close to the case, the policeman’s weapon is not in service and was not found in the apartment either.

According to information from franceinfo, the man had been the subject, in 2019, of an alternative to prosecution for acts of domestic violence committed against another person. He had to complete an awareness course.

An investigation has been opened by the Paris prosecutor’s office for “voluntary homicide on a cohabiting partner”, according to a judicial source joined by franceinfo. A security perimeter was installed in the neighborhood to block traffic around the building and judicial police were on the scene on Friday, reports France Bleu. The 2nd district of the judicial police of Paris is seized. The causes of the woman’s death are not yet known, according to this source. An autopsy is due to take place Saturday afternoon.