the alleged killer, her husband, was disguised as a Deliveroo delivery man and was waiting outside the building

On March 20 in Paris, a 51-year-old man, François-Xavier Hussherr, was arrested for the murder of his wife, Cécile Hussherr-Poisson, 47. The divorcing couple had been separated for two years and shared custody of their three children. The victim died with his throat cut. The 50-year-old has since been indicted for “murder” before being remanded in custody. The first investigations revealed an act probably well prepared on the part of the suspect reports
The Parisian.

On the day of the murder, around 9 a.m., Cécile left her apartment on rue de Prague, before being attacked in the hall of the building. His assailant stabbed him several times in the throat and fled. Despite the rapid intervention of firefighters, she succumbed to her injuries on the spot.

During this time, François-Xavier Hussherr fled, pursued by workers, witness to the facts. He takes refuge in a church on rue Saint-Bernard where he tries to change his clothes. The police track him down and arrest him, discovering the murder weapon on him. He is taken to the premises of the second judicial police district (DPJ), in charge of the case, where he chooses to remain silent during his hearings, in police custody.

More than an hour waiting in front of the building

According to the testimonies collected, François-Xavier Hussherr waited in front of his ex-wife’s building for more than an hour, disguised as a Deliveroo delivery man and wearing a full-face helmet to hide his precise face. The Parisian. Elements that suggest a premeditation of the crime.

Cécile Hussherr-Poisson was a normalien, agrégé and teacher in comparative literature at the Gustave-Eiffel University of Marne-la-Vallée (Seine-et-Marne). She specialized in myths, their rewriting, as well as women’s writing in English and French.

François-Xavier Hussherr, also normalien and agrégé in economics, held the position of director of research and development in his artificial intelligence company, Professor Bob Al. This start-up, whose objective is to help students in difficulty, is housed in the incubator of the polytechnic school in Palaiseau (Essonne). Author of several books on the Internet and Internet users, he co-wrote with Cécile a book on new learning methods in 2017.

In the coming months, François-Xavier Hussherr will be heard by the investigating judge and will have to explain the reasons which led him to commit this crime.