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Frenchman convicted of 2020 murder of wife confesses from jail
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- Cédric Jubillar, convicted of murdering his wife Delphine despite her body never being found, has confessed from prison, admitting responsibility for her death in December 2020.
- Jubillar sent a letter to his lawyers and promised to reveal the location of Delphine's remains, potentially postponing his upcoming appeal.
- He admitted killing Delphine following a marital dispute and using his car to move her body on the night of her death.
- The case began when Jubillar reported his wife missing during the Covid lockdown; extensive searches failed to locate her body.
- Delphine's lawyer for the children expressed relief at the confession and emphasized the importance of Jubillar disclosing the body's location for the family's closure.
