French man accused of suffocating woman with madeleine cake
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#5Z3Z1)
Former firefighter on trial for murder of 92-year-old widow who was found with crumbs in her mouth
The traditional French madeleine - made famous by the writer Marcel Proust as a metaphor for childhood memories - is at the centre of a murder trial this week after a man was accused of using one of the miniature sponge cakes to kill an elderly widow.
The 92-year-old woman, Yvette B, was found dead in her bed in the Alzheimer's unit of a care home in Tours in May 2019 with madeleine crumbs in her mouth.
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