Stephane was murdered alongside five of his colleagues at the satirical magazine’s offices by brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi on Wednesday.
Jeannette Bougrab, who lived with Stephane for three years, told French News Channel TF1: “I'm not here as a former government minister but as a woman who's lost her man - murdered by barbarians.
“He saw life as a small thing when you need to defend your ideals. I wish I could be in his place and give my life rather than it be him that has gone. I wish I could take his place so he could keep fighting.”
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Her interview comes as another day of terror unfolded on the streets of Paris.
Earlier this evening it was confirmed that four people had died after Amedy Coulibaly and Hayat Boumeddiene – who are believed to have links to Cherif and Said – took hostages in a Kosher supermarket at Porte de Vincennes, in eastern Paris.
The situation was ended this afternoon by French police who stormed the supermarket. While Boumeddiene was thought to have been killed, her male accomplice Coulibaly is reported to have escaped.
The siege in eastern Paris took place while brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, – who had been on the run since the attacks at the Charlie Hebdo offices – were holding a hostage at a warehouse in Dammartin-en-Goel.
Following a tense standoff earlier today, both attackers were killed and the hostage they were holding managed to escape unharmed.
We will keep you updated as we hear more.
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