Samir Jemaaoui Jumped to Death After Killing His Wife in South Beach

Last night two children reported to security officers at the Flamingo condominium building in South Beach that their mother had been assaulted in her unit. When police showed up they found the 31-year-old woman dead. Police identified Samir Jemaaoui as the main suspect, and CBS Miami reports that the victim was his...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

February 9, 2016

[
        {
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Inline Content - Mobile Display Size",
          "component": "19274298",
          "insertPoint": "2",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
        },{
          "name": "Editor Picks",
          "component": "17482312",
          "insertPoint": "4",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18711090",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17482310",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18711090",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - Leaderboard Tower - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17482313",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        }
      ]

Last night, two children reported to security officers at the Flamingo condominium building in South Beach that their mother had been assaulted in her unit. When police showed up, they found the 31-year-old woman dead. Police identified Samir Jemaaoui as the main suspect, and CBS Miami reports that the victim was his wife. They launched a manhunt for Jemaaoui last night.

The search ended today after he flung himself off the Grand apartment building and Doubletree Hotel in the Omni neighborhood, north of downtown Miami. The building is noted for its expansive interior atrium, and Jemaaoui jumped from the inside.

View from #Miami Grand atrium, FB pic of where accused #MiamiBeach wife killer jumped to death. Body inside. @wsvn pic.twitter.com/tsXROyVZUZ
— Sheldon Fox-7 News (@fox_sheldon) February 9, 2016

Jemaaoui was arrested twice last year on domestic battery charges, online records show. Both resulted in the court issuing stay-away orders. He was scheduled to appear in court this morning for one of the charges but failed to show up.

Jemaaoui was a 36-year-old French national. Records show that a Samir Jemaaoui was the owner of La Chicken Rotisserie, a French-themed rotisserie chicken restaurant that opened in 2014 near Biscayne Boulevard and 24th Street in the Edgewater neighborhood. The restaurant closed last year.

"Cuban wife x French husband," one Yelp reviewer raved. "What more do you want??"

The children, ages 4 and 6, were taken into custody by the Department of Children and Families.

KEEP NEW TIMES FREE... Since we started New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Miami, and we'd like to keep it that way. Your membership allows us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls. You can support us by joining as a member for as little as $1.