Femicide in Lyon. Victim with a Bible in his arms, knife seized. What we know

Of new elements are known after what clearly appears to be a feminicide this Monday March 30, 2026 in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon. A woman was killed in stab wounds at his home on rue Antoine-Lumière. Her spouse does facing the investigators of the police. Here’s what we know.

He denounces himself

We know that the affair began in the middle of the night, around 2 a.m., when the police were contacted by an individual who claimed to have killed his partner. Patrols were directed to the scene, including a crew from the anti-crime brigade (BAC) whose agents had the door of the building opened by the suspect.

Upon entering the apartmentthe police arrested him. They then entered the accommodation.

The victim with a bible in his arms

In the room, the body of a woman was quickly discovered by the police. He was lying on the bed in the room, stained with blood.

According to information from Progress and mentioned by sources at news Lyonthe killed 36-year-old woman was clutching a bible in his arms when she was found unresponsive. She was already no longer breathing, a doctor from Samu 69 could only note her death.

According to the first findings, she “presented several stab wounds”, according to the Lyon prosecutor’s office. At least a dozen shots according to a police source. A knife with traces of blood was seized.

Heavy alcohol consumption?

The suspect in this crime was brought back to the police station, placed in police custody and is now the subject of an open investigation by the count of intentional homicide by spouse.

The facts would have taken place in a context of heavy drinking. According to a security source, the alleged killer was arrested drunk under conditions yet to be defined.

Il would not have said anything to investigators at the beginning from his custody which, at the latest news, is still ongoing in a Lyon police station. The mystery therefore remains as to the reasons for his action.

“The investigations entrusted to the interdepartmental direction of the national police (DIPN) of the Rhône are underway to determine motives and circumstances of these facts,” indicated the Lyon prosecutor’s office.

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