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Suspect in Sandra’s killing held after conviction for earlier partner’s murder
Sandra was killed near Toulouse on September 8, after leaving a night shift at the airport.
Her former partner, 54-year-old Antoine Moïse, is suspected in the killing and was found seriously injured after a suicide attempt.
He was charged and placed in pre-trial detention on October 9, after recovering from a coma.
Sandra’s family says it did not know that he had previously been convicted of murdering a former partner in French Guiana in 1999; he was sentenced in 2002.
Sandra had reported harassment, psychological abuse and violations of her privacy in July, and was given an emergency alert phone in early August.
She did not have time to use it when she was killed.
Her parents will raise her daughter, while her father is calling for a law requiring partners to be told about such criminal histories.
Antoine Moïse, suspected of killing his former partner Sandra, was charged and placed in pre-trial detention on 9 October.
Moïse had been convicted in 2002 of murdering a previous partner, a history Sandra’s family says it did not know about.
Sandra, 40, was killed on 8 September in Launaguet, near Toulouse.
She had reported harassment, psychological violence and invasions of privacy in July, and was given an emergency alert phone in early August.
Sandra’s parents are to raise her daughter, according to her father, Laurent.
- Who
- Antoine Moïse, Sandra’s former partner, is suspected of killing her.
- What
- He was charged and placed in pre-trial detention. He had previously been convicted of murdering another partner.
- When
- Sandra was killed on 8 September; Moïse was charged and detained on 9 October.
- Where
- Sandra was killed in Launaguet, near Toulouse.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Moïse murdered a previous partner, according to the article.
A court in French Guiana convicted Moïse of the murder.
Sandra filed a complaint in Lavaur, reporting malicious calls, psychological violence and invasions of privacy.
Sandra was given an emergency alert phone.
Sandra was killed in Launaguet.
Moïse was charged and placed in pre-trial detention.
- Sandra’s age
- 40
- Killing
- 8 September, Launaguet
- Complaint
- 25 July, Lavaur
- Emergency alert phone
- Given to Sandra in early August
- Earlier conviction
- 2002, French Guiana
- Pre-trial detention
- 9 October
What people are saying
No one knew he had already committed a murder.
There needs to be a legal framework so partners are informed when their partner has such a criminal past.
Sources
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