Latest news Man stabs ex-wife and daughters to death in Corcelles NE
Following the discovery of three dead people in Corcelles NE late on Tuesday evening, the police are assuming a triple homicide. According to initial findings, a 52-year-old man stabbed his 47-year-old ex-wife and their two daughters to death.
20.08.2025, 10:23
20.08.2025, 10:57
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The daughters were ten and three and a half years old. Their lifeless bodies were the first thing the police saw after gaining access to the apartment, said the head of the Neuchâtel criminal investigation department, Simon Baechler, to the media on Wednesday.
In addition, a man armed with a large knife was standing in the entrance area of the apartment. Despite the police's demands, the man did not surrender and attacked a police officer.
According to Baechler, the police officer used his weapon to protect himself and injured the attacker in the process. The suspect was then arrested.
In another room, the police officers found the ex-wife's body covered in blood. First aid measures were initiated on both her and the children without success, Baechler continued.
The 52-year-old man lived separately from his ex-wife in Le Locle NE. According to the police, they had been separated since mid-June. The family from Algeria had previously lived together in Switzerland for several years.
The police operation came about after a relative from abroad warned the police that she had not heard from the family for a long time.
