close to his estranged wife and ransacked the property , looking for clues Lair : He lived in the shabby one bedroom flat in Abattoirs a northern suburb in Nice after he separated from his wife two years ago , whom he beat , a close family friend claims Named : Bouhlel , who has three children aged five , three and 18 months , was forced to move out of the family home into this flat after his marriage broke down two years ago - it is believed the divorce proceedings were being carried out over the past few months