Châteaugiron: a man indicted after the suspicious death of his wife
The suspect was placed under judicial supervision for failure to assist a person in danger and habitual violence by a spouse.
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- A man was indicted in Châteaugiron after the suspicious death of his wife, whose body showed traces of blood.
- The autopsy does not rule out hemorrhage, while the victim had reported acts of abuse this year.
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Why It Matters
The victim had made a report this year for abuse within the couple.
A man was indicted on Sunday October 4 and placed under judicial supervision after the suspicious death of his wife in Châteaugiron (Ille-et-Vilaine), for failure to assist a person in danger and "usual" violence by a spouse, ICI Armorique learned from the Rennes public prosecutor's office. The suspect is also prohibited from going to the town where the couple lives.
The gendarmes were called Thursday for a suspicious death of a woman in her sixties, at her home in Châteaugiron. Her husband had warned his wife's sister and it was the latter who alerted the police. The first elements of the investigation showed suspicious actions: the husband "noted the death of his wife at 6 a.m., cleaned his wife's room as well as the bathrooms then emptied all the belongings present in the room. He then warned the sister of the deceased as well as the family doctor to come and observe the death", explains the Rennes public prosecutor's office.
Autopsy does not reveal third party intervention
While in police custody, the man said he had left for work at 6 a.m. the day before while his wife was still alive. He claims not to have seen her in the evening, because she had stayed in her room, and to have discovered her body the next morning, at 6 o'clock. Initial findings revealed traces of blood in the home despite the cleaning carried out.
However, the victim had made a report this year for abuse. A magistrate from the Rennes public prosecutor's office therefore went to the scene. He initially opened an investigation into domestic homicide and alteration of a crime scene. The husband was taken into custody and an autopsy of the body was ordered, but it did not find any injury likely to have been caused by a third party.
The causes of death remain unknown pending additional analyses, further specifies the Rennes public prosecutor's office. The first elements of the autopsy point to a death by hemorrhage, without the husband coming to the aid of his wife. On Saturday, a judicial investigation was opened for failure to assist a person in danger and habitual violence by a spouse.
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Results of additional analyzes to determine the cause of death
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Open Questions
- What are the exact causes of death?
- Was the cleaning of the scene aimed at hiding facts?
