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'Devil coupleâ who hid out in SA convicted of 1996 murder in Belgium By AFP Share Brussels, Belgium - A Franco-Ivorian man and his Belgian wife have been convicted of killing a British businessman at a Belgian seaside resort a quarter of a century ago. The court in the Belgian city of Bruges late Tuesday found Jean-Claude Lacote and his wife Hilde Van Acker quilty of shooting dead 44-year-old Marcus Mitchell. Lacote, 54, and Van Acker, 57, were arrested in the Ivory Coast two years ago after living a colourful life on the run in the US and Africa. They had pleaded not guilty but now f...
Jean-Claude Lacote, 53, and Hilde Van Acker, 56, are convicted in Belgium The pair, known as the 'Devil's Couple', murdered Briton Marcus Mitchell in 1996 Mitchell was shot in the head and neck after confronting Lacote over a scam Lacote and Van Acker evaded justice for more than 20 years using fake names, during which time Lacote became a TV host in South Africa
Jean-Claude Lacote has been a clothing dealer in the United States, was a television producer in South Africa and ran an airline in Ivory Coast. Now he’s on trial for murder.