Tours: graphic designer killed, her partner had a history of violence
The man accused in the homicide of a 26-year-old young woman in Tours was already wearing an electronic bracelet and had been tried for domestic violence.
Tours: graphic designer killed, her partner had a history of violence
On 3 May, a young graphic designer was discovered dead in the city of Tours. She had a fatal wound to the neck. The man she had been living with for several weeks is now suspected of being responsible for her death.
The suspect, aged 26, was not unknown to the justice system. In September of the previous year, he had appeared before magistrates at the Angers court for acts of violence against a former partner. The court had then imposed a sentence of two years' detention, half of which was suspended.
Released before having completed the entirety of his sentence, he had proceeded to change his identity by modifying his surname. He subsequently settled in the Tours area, where law enforcement had imposed on him the wearing of a monitoring bracelet. Despite this measure, he is alleged to have continued to engage in violent behaviour, becoming the subject of other complaints for harassment against young women.
The victim, Jeanne Pacault, had only established links with him approximately four weeks earlier. According to those close to her, she had no knowledge of his criminal record or his dangerousness.
This case illustrates gaps in the monitoring of repeat domestic violence perpetrators, despite previous convictions and surveillance measures. Details of the investigation were reported by Le Nouveau Détective.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)