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The verdict in the Zepeda case is expected during the day Tuesday, April 12. The young Chilean is accused of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, whose body has never been found. The Advocate General requested life imprisonment.
After ten days of trial, Nicolas Zepeda arrived on the morning of Tuesday April 12 at the Besançon courthouse (Doubs). The Advocate General demanded the day before life imprisonment for the 31-year-old Chilean, the only suspect in the case. He is suspected of the murder of Narumi Kurosaki, a 21-year-old Japanese student. The family awaits the verdict with apprehension, after a difficult trial. “Spending whole days face-to-face with him, seeing him in the dock, (…) it was a test”said master Sylvie Galley, lawyer of the family.
The young girl was studying on the Besançon campus. On the night of December 4 to 5, 2016, her ex-boyfriend, Nicolas Zepeda, paid her a surprise visit. She then gave no sign of life. Suspicions quickly fell on Nicolas Zepeda, from whom she had just separated. In the days before, he would have done scouting, bought flammable liquid and matches. Returned to Santiago (Chile), he was extradited before being indicted. He always maintains his innocence.