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A 47 -year -old woman and two daughters aged 10 and 3 and a half were killed Tuesday in their apartment with a small rental building in Corcelles (NE). The victims succumbed to stab wounds. The ex-spouse, who was injured by the police, was arrested.
(Keystone-ATS) “The suspect had been separated from the civil status of his wife since June 12 and was now domiciled in the Locle,” Simon Baechler, head of the Neuchâtel judicial police said on Wednesday. The victims, just like the 52 -year -old man, were of Algerian nationality and for the benefit of a C.
“The time for the death of the victims is not yet known and will be determined by the autopsy,” said Jean-Paul Ros, prosecutor. Reciprocal complaints between spouses had been filed between 2020 and 2022 for in particular damage to the property. “But nothing since 2022,” said Simon Baechler.
The family was not the subject of police follow -up because the situations of violence of the time had not “a very strong gradation and nothing had happened for three years. Each day there are cases of domestic violence in the canton. It is impossible to follow them all in the long term, when there are no clues that push to do so. Police had no information that a drama was going to occur, “added Simon Baechler.
Neuchâtel police were alerted around 9:15 p.m. by an emergency call from a loved one abroad who hadn’t had any news since 2:00 p.m., while the family context was tense. A patrol goes to the scene, but no one responds. She hears no noise and does not see light either.
Horror and stupor
Police research and contact hospitals but nothing special emerges from this investigation. Around 10:30 p.m., the police decided to open the door with a locksmith. “As there were no concrete clues of a possible danger, the door was not immediately forced,” said Simon Baechler.
Once the door is opened around 11:30 p.m., the two police officers and the locksmith are amazed to discover a vision of horror: two bloody bodies of children and a standing man, armed with a 15 cm long kitchen knife. The gendarmes ordered him to let go of the knife, the suspect does not comply and moves towards the police.
One of the two gendarmes uses his weapon and pulls three strokes at the bottom of the ex-spouse, which allows it to be challenged. First aid is given to him, as well as to children who have probably died for a while.
The police continue the tour of the apartment and discover another victim: the mother of the children who lies in a pool of blood. The family’s cat was also killed.
The suspect is currently accused by the murder prosecutor on his ex-wife and his daughters and attempted murder on police officers. He is hospitalized in a stable state, his days are not in danger.
The policeman, who drew, will be the subject of a survey and investigations in accordance with the law, added the prosecutor. “The weapon was used in a proportionate manner,” said Jean-Paul Ros. A psychological cell was set up for those around, locksmith and neighborhood and in particular at school where the eldest girl was educated.