The lifeless body of a woman, killed by strangulation, was discovered in Nice. His companion or ex-companion surrendered to the authorities.
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The body of a woman was discovered on the evening of January 1 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) in the trunk of a car, France Bleu Azur learned from the Nice prosecutor’s office, confirming information from Nice-Matin.
According to the first elements of the investigation, the victim, 45 years old and mother of three children, was killed by strangulation. The deputy prosecutor specifies that his companion, or ex-companion, came to the police to report an argument, but he said he did not know at that time in what condition his wife was. He then led investigators to the body.
The 60-year-old man was taken into police custody. One of his 24-year-old sons, the owner of the vehicle, was also taken into police custody. The couple’s other two children are 21 and 17.
On Twitter, the mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi said on Saturday “devastated“after the discovery of the victim’s body, and hears “denounce the horror”. He claims to turn his thoughts “to the children, family and relatives of the victim who was an agent of our community”.
This is the third femicide identified for the year 2022 after those discovered in Meurthe-et-Moselle and in Maine-et-Loire. The feminist collective against gender-based and sexual violence #NousToutes counted 113 feminicides in 2021.