”Tuesday, December 27 in the evening, a man shot his wife and she was hit in the arm “, specifies Frédéric Bariseau, deputy public prosecutor of the Mons-Tournai division.
“He then aimed the handgun at a third person present, but it certainly jammed and therefore the shot did not go off.”
The man then grabbed a shotgun and attempted to kill himself.
“He was hospitalized in critical condition. The lady was also taken to hospital, but her life was not in danger.
This Thursday, the vital prognosis of the gentleman was no longer engaged, but his condition remains very worrying.
Long investigative duties
The file has been put under investigation by the count of attempted murder.
For the time being, the protagonists have not yet been heard by the police and it is not known whether the man will be able to be given the seriousness of his injuries.
“All the work was done on site and we are now awaiting directives concerning the additional investigation duties requested by Mr. Riban, the investigating judge appointed in this case”explains Hugues Lebedelle, head of the Collines police area.