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Reuters
Reuters
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By Pascal Rossignol and Cecile Mantovani

Trial of Chilean accused of murdering Japanese ex-girlfriend pushed to Thursday

Documents are seen in the courtroom ahead of the arrival of Nicolas Zepeda from Chile, on the opening day of his appeal trial after he was sentenced at first instance for murdering Japanese student Narumi Kurosaki, in Vesoul, France, February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

The appeal trial in France of a Chilean man found guilty of murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend in 2016 was pushed to Thursday, as the accused sought a change in lawyer.

Last year, a court found Nicolas Zepeda guilty of murdering 21-year-old Narumi Kurosaki in Besançon, in eastern France in a trial that gripped national headlines in France, Chile and Japan.

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