A former French soldier was in court Monday on charges of kidnapping and murdering Maelys De Araujo, whose disappearance in August 2017 shook France and dominated the news for weeks. In the first day of the trial, he admitted her death was a "mistake".
In court, speaking directly to Maelys’ family, Nordahl Lelandais, 38, who is already in prison for beating a fellow serviceman to death, offered his “apologies” for the death.
