French Woman Convicted For Killing Her Husband Released After Presidential Pardon. Photos
A French woman who was convicted for murdering her allegedly abusive husband has been released from jail after a complete pardon from President Francois Hollande. "I have decided to grant Jacqueline Sauvage a pardon of the rest of her sentence. This pardon puts an immediate end to her detention," Francois Hollande tweeted on Wednesday.
Within hours of the announcement, Sauvage was seen leaving the Reau prison in southeastern Paris.
Now aged 69, Sauvage killed her allegedly alcoholic and abusive husband, Norbert Marot, by shooting him three times in the back with a hunting rifle in 2012, after a marriage of over 40 years. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Three daughters of Sauvage launched a petition for her release after her imprisonment, making the case a cause celebre in France and drawing public attention to the issue of domestic violence.
The petition had collected more than 400,000 signatures.
Hollande issued a partial pardon at the end of January, but the courts had rejected applications for her release.
With the complete pardon, the president decided that "the place of Ms. Sauvage was no longer in prison, but with her family," said a statement of the Elysee Palace.
Within hours of the announcement, Sauvage was seen leaving the Reau prison in southeastern Paris.
Now aged 69, Sauvage killed her allegedly alcoholic and abusive husband, Norbert Marot, by shooting him three times in the back with a hunting rifle in 2012, after a marriage of over 40 years. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Three daughters of Sauvage launched a petition for her release after her imprisonment, making the case a cause celebre in France and drawing public attention to the issue of domestic violence.
The petition had collected more than 400,000 signatures.
With the complete pardon, the president decided that "the place of Ms. Sauvage was no longer in prison, but with her family," said a statement of the Elysee Palace.
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