Overview
- Emergency services found the woman deceased and her male companion gravely wounded at their home shortly after midday on Saturday.
- The Arras prosecutor said the victim died from blows to the head inflicted by a blunt object.
- The injured man was transferred in life‑threatening condition to the regional hospital in Lille.
- An investigation for murder and attempted murder has been opened and assigned to the Pas‑de‑Calais interdepartmental judicial police, with technical and scientific units processing the scene.
- Investigators are focusing on third‑party involvement, no arrests had been reported by Saturday night, and local officials described the victim as well known and kind.