Former rugby star shoots wife dead at party

FORMER French international rugby captain Marc Cecillon was in police custody yesterday after shooting dead his wife in front of 60 guests at a party.

The 45-year-old shot his wife, Chantal, in the throat and the head at a party near Bourgoin-Jallieu.

He was subsequently restrained by several of the shocked guests, which resulted in him receiving a head injury, and handed over to the local police.