Nearly 500 people gathered in front of the La Rochelle crematorium on March 18, to pay their last respects to the young woman murdered last November.
“It was very hard to say a final goodbye to Leslie. He was really a very important person for us, very happy. She was always there, in good and bad times. He was truly an amazing person “, testifies one of her friends, very moved.
It was during a sober and intense ceremony, punctuated by a few texts and many songs, that the family and loved ones of Leslie Hoorelbeke paid a last tribute to the 22-year-old young woman this Saturday, March 18, around 2 p.m. h 30, at the crematorium of La Rochelle.
Outside, sheltered under hoods or umbrellas, nearly 500 people had gathered. Acquaintances, and anonymous people, touched by the dramatic fate of Leslie, and the pain of his family. “When you’re a mom, when you’re a granny and you see this cruelty, you can’t be indifferent“, explains this La Rochelle came to show her support by her presence.
Leslie Hoorelbeke, 22, and her companion Kevin Trompat, 21, disappeared in Prahecq (Deux-Sèvres) on the night of November 25 to 26.
On March 4, their two bodies were found in Charente-Maritime and two men were indicted for murder and placed in pre-trial detention.
A third defendant, mutual friend of Leslie and Kevin who was to accommodate the couple the night of his disappearance, was indicted for kidnapping and forcible confinement.
Sentimental disappointment or financial debt, the motivations that led to the couple’s death remain to be established.
The funeral of Kevin Trompat took place this Thursday, March 16 in Niort. The diMarch 12, a white march in his homage brought together several hundred people.