2023-06-03 19:59:53
He had denounced himself to the police. Fabien B., suspected of having stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death Thursday evening in Montaigu-Vendée, was indicted and imprisoned on Saturday, we learned from the La Roche-sur-Yon prosecutor’s office. The 40-year-old suspect was indicted on Saturday morning for “spouse murder” and then imprisoned, the prosecution told AFP, confirming information from the daily Ouest-France.
The couple, married in 2012, had been separated since 2021 and divorce proceedings were underway. Their 8-year-old daughter lived at the home of her 39-year-old mother. This is where the facts took place Thursday around 11 p.m. After the assault, the suspect had warned his parents that he “thought he had killed his ex-girlfriend”, according to a press release from the prosecution issued on Friday. They went to the victim’s home and then called the fire brigade, for lack of response to their calls.
Arrested at his home, Fabien B. said during his first custody hearing, having gone to the home of his ex-spouse to “have a discussion with her about the exercise of visitation rights”. He said he stabbed him twice, one in the left arm and the other in the ribs, according to the prosecution.
Already sentenced for malicious calls
Their little girl, present and asleep at the time of the events, was taken care of at the hospital. Fabien B. had been sentenced to a suspended fine in February 2022 for malicious telephone calls to his ex-wife as well as for invasion of privacy.
He had also been the subject of a criminal offense order in April 2023 for driving under the influence of narcotics and despite a suspension of his driving license.
The number of feminicides has increased by 20% in France in 2021 compared to the previous year, with 122 women killed by the blows of their spouse or ex-spouse, according to the latest figures available from the Ministry of the Interior. Among the women killed by their spouse, 35% were victims of previous violence by their partner.
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