Last week, we posted an article on the discovery of the dismembered remains of a North African woman in a Parisian park. The woman had earlier been reported missing by her husband. It is now reported by the French media that the husband has confessed to the murder.
The below article from today's Le Figaro is translated by Fousesquawk.
Dismembembered woman in Buttes-Chaumont: The husband confessed to having killed her
By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 2 hours ago, updated 21 minutes ago
This man was placed in custody Thursday morning after the discovery of a plastic bag in a Parisian park containing the pelvis and thighs of a 46-year-old woman on February 13.
Ten days after the macabre discovery of a dismembered woman in the Parisian park of Buttes-Chaumont, the husband of the victim has confessed to having killed her, Agence France Presse learned Friday, February 24 from a source close to the case.
The husband was placed in custody Thursday based on judicial information opened on February 17 for murder, desecration of a corpse, and concealment of a corpse. He will appear in court in the evening, the same source added. He had reported the disappearance of his wife to the police on February 6, while on social media, he had mentioned it on January 31. The dismembered body of this 46-year-old mother who lived in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) was discovered on February 13-14.
On February 13, a plastic bag containing the pelvis and thighs of this woman was discovered under a pile of green waste in Buttes-Chaumont by employees of the municipal parks and gardens. The woman, aged 46, was still dressed in blue jeans with a floral decoration at thigh level, according to a police source. The large park in the northeast of Paris, heavily frequented by strollers, was immediately evacuated and searched by police.
The next day, other remains, including the head, were recovered. Less than 48 hours after the discovery of the first part of the body, police from the Criminal Brigade, assigned to the case, had identified the victim thanks to an analysis of her fingerprints.
Inconsistencies of the husband
Several media had revealed last Friday that the statements of the husband, judged to be inconsistent, had raised the suspicions of the investigators. According to BFMTV (news), he notably, "stated that she had left the night of 30-31 January while the video surveillance cameras of the building did not show that." The investigators, "found that he had not gone to certain locations in the capital to look for his wife, as he had claimed at first," according to the news channel.
Located in the eastern part of Paris, Buttes-Chaumont Park was created in 1867 under Napoleon III, who wanted to make Paris more open. Today, it is frequented by numerous joggers, families on weekends, or partiers who appreciate its trendy bars.
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