Overview

• In Moselle, an 81-year-old was charged with killing his 79-year-old wife and jailed after admitting he fired four times following a dispute.
• Police say he called emergency services, officers found the victim at the entrance of their home, and investigators seized cartridges and knives, with no prior complaints or criminal record noted.
• In Besançon, a 28-year-old was charged with attempted murder by a partner and illegal possession of a Category B weapon, remanded in custody, and he contests the allegations.
• The Besançon victim, 23, was shot in the jaw on September 20, initially spoke of a masked attacker at her mother's building, and has since been discharged from hospital.
• Ballistic and medical expert analyses have been ordered in both cases, which unfold as France recorded 96 intimate-partner femicides in 2023 and the #NousToutes collective counts 117 femicides so far in 2025.