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Nicolas Zepeda sits in the back seat of a car in police custody as the vehicle departs the courthouse in Besancon, France, in July. | AP / VIA KYODO
AFP-JIJI Feb 3, 2021
Besancon, France – A French judge has ordered a trial for a Chilean man charged with murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend whose body has yet to be found in a case that gripped both France and Japan, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Chilean Faces French Trial Over Japanese Girlfriend s Murder
02/02/21 AT 12:45 PM
A French judge has ordered a trial for a Chilean man charged with murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend whose body has yet to be found in a case that gripped both France and Japan, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Nicolas Zepeda, 29, was extradited to France last July for questioning over the disappearance of Narumi Kurozaki, a 21-year-old student who vanished from her university in Besancon, near the French Alps, in December 2016.
Zepeda has denied any involvement in her disappearance and even told investigators he was convinced that she is still alive , according to the Besancon public prosecutor, Etienne Manteaux.
France could start trial over Japanese woman s murder in fall Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
French prosecutor Etienne Manteaux speaks at a news conference in Besancon, France, on Tuesday. | KYODO
Kyodo, Jiji Jan 20, 2021
BESANCON, France – A French court could begin the trial of a Chilean man suspected of murdering his former Japanese girlfriend, who went missing in Besancon, eastern France, in 2016, possibly this fall following the effective conclusion of the investigation process, French prosecutors said Tuesday.
Nicolas Zepeda Contreras, 30, has denied killing Narumi Kurosaki whom he dated in Japan in the mid-2010s, saying he was not involved in the disappearance and believes she is still alive, prosecutor Etienne Manteaux told a news conference in Besancon.