Femicide: the woman killed in Béthune by her ex-spouse had filed a complaint for death threats

She had filed a complaint on February 21 for death threats against her ex-spouse. According to the parquet floor of Béthune (Pas-de-Calais), the complaint of Nadège. B, 48, was being treated by investigators when she was killed on the night of Wednesday March 8 to Thursday March 9. Saturday March 11, the house where the events took place is still sealed. In front of his door, a few flowers were placed in his homage.

A neighbor gives the alert, awakened by screams

A neighbor, who prefers to remain anonymous, is deeply shocked. “She was nice, (…) it’s still a shock, so young as that”, she says. It was another neighbor who had given the alert, awakened around 5:30 a.m. by screams. Nadège was stabbed in the presence of her 12-year-old daughter. She died on the spot despite first aid. Her ex-husband was arrested after he was seen fleeing the scene at the wheel of his vehicle. He was taken into custody and admitted the facts.