Overview

• In Châteaurenard, gendarmes are examining the July 10 deaths of an 87-year-old woman and her 85-year-old husband to confirm whether he killed her before turning a hunting rifle and a handgun on himself.
• Tarascon prosecutors have highlighted the use of two different firearms and are evaluating a hypothesis that the husband’s inability to cope with his wife’s mental and physical decline triggered the suspected feminicide-suicide.
• In Moulis-en-Médoc, a 36-year-old suspect has been charged with aggravated voluntary homicide and remains in custody after his 43-year-old ex-partner was found shot on July 9.
• Bordeaux authorities have contested the suspect’s claim of an accidental shooting during a suicide attempt and noted that a shotgun recovered from his vehicle could be the crime weapon.
• These incidents underscore France’s wider domestic violence challenge, where officials estimate that three-quarters of such cases go unreported despite recent reforms like emergency phones and anti-approach bracelets.