A shocking femicide case has rocked France, with even the country’s justice minister admitting total failure of law enforcement to protect Inès Mecellem from murder. Mecellem was stabbed to death by an Afghan refugee, Habib, who was her former partner. Now, the 36-year-old Habib remains on the run after the brutal killing.
Remarkably, he was subject to six criminal complaints, which were filed by Mecellem all within six weeks of her death, yet police never took any serious action against the man, even releasing him from custody shortly before Mecellem’s murder.
The mother of the victim, Angélique, has been appearing across the national media, and has described the man who reportedly killed her daughter as “dangerous” and an “extremist” who “did not want to integrate.”
In fact, Habib openly praised the Taliban.
“He said the Taliban were heroes,” said the mother to Le Figaro newspaper. She added that he “intended to return to Afghanistan.”
Amazingly, despite all this, the man was registered as a “political refugee” in France.
Mecellem, who worked as a social worker in an association that helped refugees, did not notice the warnings associated with the man, who would go on to allegedly murder her.
Angélique had said, “I didn’t like him when I saw him.” She described him as a “big macho guy” who had “the mentality of his country.”
However, despite serious incidents, Inès Mecellem stayed with the Afghan man for two years.
“I think she was in denial, she thought she was going to make him change,” said the mother
Inès Mecellem, who was murdered on Sept. 8, was brutally stabbed inside her apartment in Buxerolles, a suburb of Poitiers, allegedly by Habib. They had just permanently separated. Le Monde details how a neighbor heard her screams and found her still conscious laying in a pool of blood.
“There was so much of it, I didn’t know what to do, I didn’t dare touch her wounds,” said the neighbor.
However, Inès Mecellem was later pronounced dead at the scene despite valiant efforts to save her life.
Inès Mecellem’s death becomes a national story
The case has sparked yet another nationwide discussion about unchecked mass immigration and femicide in France. The murder is being showcased as yet another example of France’s failed law enforcement policies.
Appearing on France Inter after the murder, Angelique said that her daughter, Inès Mecellem, was the victim of violence and threats and had filed several complaints against Habib.
In fact, just two days before the murder, her daughter had activated her serious danger telephone (TGD), a device that allows the police to be quickly alerted. The daughter knew she was being “hunted.”
Habib was arrested but then immediately released. Angelique cannot believe he was immediately released, saying it was “incomprehensible.”
“I’m disgusted because they had him in their hands and half an hour later, he was on the loose. Today he runs in nature”, she said on France Inter.
The case has reached the highest levels of government.
Minister of Justice Gerald Darmanin has said that he is calling for law enforcement to bring the suspect to justice and acknowledged the state’s “failure.”
“Victims must be at the heart of the justice system’s concerns. Every time one of them seeks protection from law enforcement and the justice system, and we have failed to protect her, it is a profound and terrible failure. All light must be shed on this horrific case, which is why I have requested the opening of an operational inspection at the General Inspectorate of Justice. Furthermore, I will meet with the president of the National Federation of Femicide Victims, as we meet with all victims who approach me,” wrote Darmanin on X.
On Saturday last week, a thousand people participated in a march in memory of Inès Mecellem, with a symbolic passage in front of the Poitiers police station. It is here that the 25-year-old victim had filed five complaints in total against her ex-partner in just six weeks. Despite that, no action was taken that could have prevented her murder.
She told the police in these complaints that she had been strangled and raped during their relationship, with severe insults and threats coming after they broke up.
Sylvaine Grévin, president of the National Federation of Victims of Femicides and guest of RTL Sunday morning, said such failures to protect women are widespread.
“I appeal to Mr. Darmanin, who is still in office as Keeper of the Seals, to effectively establish all responsibilities. Whether they are police officers or whether they are the work of magistrates. I am even asking for a general inspection of justice,” she said.
Angélique has also filed a complaint for “failure to assist a person in danger” against the Poitiers police. A source close to the prosecution says the complaint has been referred to the General Inspectorate of the National Police.
Mehdi Mecellem, the victim’s brother, is now calling the police and justice system accomplices to murder.
“For me, there are two murderers today,” he told the AFP. “The one who is on the run but also the police and judicial system, with all its failures. Her death could have been completely avoided.”
In France, 96 women were killed by their spouse or ex-spouse in 2023, according to the latest report from the Ministry of the Interior. This figure represents a 19 percent decrease compared to the previous year, 2022. The study further specifies that women are the overwhelming majority of victims in marital crimes, accounting for 81 percent of all cases.
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