Muriel, 55, stabbed to death, suspect found covered in victim’s blood

The drama took place in the center of Couvin, on the night of Thursday to Friday: Muriel Robert, 55, was stabbed to death. A suspect was found covered in the victim’s blood. He was arrested and heard by an examining magistrate.

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Usually, rue de la Ville is quiet, in the center of Couvin. An unusual effervescence woke the residents from their sleep, during the night from Thursday to Friday: emergency services and police intervened, around 3:30 am, at number 12.

There, the lifeless body by Muriel Robert, 55 years old, was discovered lying in a pool of blood. “The death was violent and is suspicious”, underlines the Namur prosecutor’s office. Sources mention stabbing.

►► Was also present a man born in 1982 nicknamed “the legionary”, covered in the victim’s blood.

►► Some assure that it was his companion, but this element has not yet been determined by investigators.

►► In the neighborhood, Muriel is described as “marginal”, “unstable”.

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