The defendant, Cédric Jubillar, during the closing arguments before the criminal court in Albi on October 15. SERGIO AQUINDO FOR LE MONDE
A French court on Friday, October 17, sentenced a man to 30 years behind bars for murdering his wife, in a case that has gripped France after she disappeared during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cédric Jubillar, a 38-year-old painter and plasterer, had said he had done "absolutely nothing" to his wife, Delphine, whose body has never been found since she went missing in rural southern France on the night of December 15, 2020. The defense immediately requested an appeal following the sentencing.
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