Former French rugby captain shoots wife dead

Former French rugby team captain Marc Cecillon is in police custody after witnesses at a party saw him shoot and kill his wife.

Sun, 08 Aug, 2004 - 16:01

Former French rugby team captain Marc Cecillon is in police custody after witnesses at a party saw him shoot and kill his wife.

About 60 people were present at the Saturday night party in the town of Bourgoin-Jallieu, near Lyon, when Cecillon pulled out a handgun and fired several shots at his wife, said police.

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