Overview
- George Goodayle, 47, went to the Confolens gendarmerie on March 16 and admitted shooting his 49-year-old partner the previous evening at their home in Les Champs near Brillac, Charente.
- Officers found the victim dead at the scene and seized a rifle believed to be the weapon used, according to officials.
- An autopsy at the forensic institute in Poitiers recorded two gunshot wounds to the upper body, the Angoulême prosecutor’s office said.
- Goodayle told investigators the shooting was accidental, but he has been indicted for the murder of a spouse and placed in pre-trial detention.
- The inquiry is led by the Angoulême prosecutor’s office and Confolens gendarmes, and early reports differ on the victim’s surname, with outlets naming her as Jayne Nicholson or Jayne Gregory.