A French woman was shot and burned by her estranged husband, officials say, as anger builds over femicides
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A 31-year-old French woman was shot and burned alive by her estranged husband in broad daylight, authorities said on Thursday, in a brutal killing that has stunned the country and reignited anger over femicides.
Prosecutor Frédérique Porterie said in a news conference that witnesses heard screams and gunshots, then saw a woman fall to the ground with wounds in her thighs, shortly after 6 p.m. on Tuesday on a street in Mérignac, near Bordeaux. While she was on the ground, the male suspect "doused the woman with a liquid and set her on fire," Porterie said.
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