The appeal trial in France of a Chilean man found guilty of murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend in 2016 was postponed to an unspecified date after the accused changed lawyers, the presiding judge said in court.
Last year, a court found Nicolas Zepeda guilty of murdering 21-year-old Narumi Kurosaki in Besançon, in eastern France in a trial that made national headlines in France, Chile and Japan.
Zepeda, who was sentenced to 28 years in jail, said he was innocent and appealed the verdict. Kurosaki's body has not been found.
