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Man kills ex-wife and takes body to police

Police in western France had to deal with a "rare" incident this week when a man murdered his ex-wife, stuffed her body into the boot of his car and drove to a police station to report his crime.

Published: 30 January 2015 13:02 CET

A 41-year-old man drove to the police station in the city of Rennes, western France told officers he had killed is ex-wife and that her body was in the boot of his car. 

Police immediately searched the vehicle and found the body of the man's ex-wife curled up in the boot.

According to the local police commander Marc Guillemois the man was “calm and serein”.

“This is a very rare incident,” he added.

According to reports he strangled his ex-wife in the hall of her apartment on Tuesday with a metal cable.

He is believed to have stayed with her body for two hours before taking it to the police station, so his children would not see it.

The suspect, who is an Algerian national, was known to police for threats and violence towards his ex-wife.

The couple divorced in 2014 but he still visited her apartment to visit his children.

He has been placed in custody and faces life imprisonment.

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Teen held in France over ‘die a martyr’ Olympics messages

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in France after he allegedly said on social media he wanted to make an explosive belt and die a martyr at the Paris Olympics this summer, officials said.

Published: 25 April 2024 13:02 CEST
Teen held in France over 'die a martyr' Olympics messages

The teenager from the department of Haute-Savoie in southeastern France was arrested on Tuesday, said the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office, adding a probe had been launched on Wednesday.

The teenager was arrested “following his statements on social media announcing his intention to make an explosive belt with a view to dying a martyr,” the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office said.

During a search of his parents’ home, handwritten papers were discovered in which the teen had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, a police source said.

According to the same source, the teenager admitted to having planned to commit a “terrorist act” using a gun or explosive belt at La Défense, the business district west of the capital that is also home to an arena hosting swimming and water polo competitions during the Games.

The anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office said work was under way to determine the teen’s exact intentions.

The DGSI, France’s domestic intelligence agency, is conducting an investigation.

France is hosting the Olympic Games in Paris from July 26th to August 11th, with security during the event a major concern.

In March the government raised its terror alert to the highest level.

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