Overview

• Micellem was found with multiple stab wounds near the city center on Monday and died after emergency care, the Poitiers prosecutor confirmed.
• An investigation for assassinat has been opened and assigned to the specialized criminal unit DCOS 86.
• Police say the victim’s ex-partner, born in 1989, is being actively sought, with no arrest announced.
• According to her mother, the victim had filed six complaints with Poitiers police and was equipped with a Téléphone Grave Danger protection device.
• Coverage situates the case within France’s wider struggle with femicides, noting 96 conjugal killings in 2023 per the Interior Ministry.