A 51-year-old woman, identified as Isabelle and a mother of two, was tragically killed by her partner in Hautmont, marking the first feminicide of 2025. Aurore Bergé, the Minister for Gender Equality, condemned the incident as ‘one too many’ and affirmed the government’s commitment to combatting such violence. Additional commentary from local officials underscores the urgent need to address domestic and intra-family violence, with statistics indicating a decrease in feminicides in France in 2023 compared to the previous year.

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