Overview
- On Monday, June 1, 2026, a 37-year-old woman was found dead at her home in Sarreguemines and her partner surrendered to police saying he had strangled her.
- The suspect has been held in garde à vue since 20:15 on the charge of "meurtre par conjoint ou concubin" while investigators continue questioning and gathering evidence.
- The levée de corps and initial forensic exam found injuries between the clavicles, signs of suffocation, no defensive wounds, and estimated the time of death at about 18:00, while a neighbour reported hearing cries around 17:30.
- The couple had a three-year-old child and authorities say the family was not previously known to police for domestic violence, leaving child welfare and home history as active lines of inquiry.
- Officials will transfer supervision of the case to the Metz public prosecutor because it is a serious violent crime, a development that comes against national data showing an 11% rise in conjugal femicides to 107 victims in 2024 and renewing attention on protection services such as the 3919 helpline and 114 SMS.