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As trial closes, defence says abuse led B.C. woman to kill ex with hammer

Counsel for Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, Crown begin summations in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver
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Summations began Thursday, April 18, in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver for the trial of Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, charged with murder and interfering with a dead body. (News Bulletin file photo)

Warning: Contains graphic details of a murder and may not be suitable for all readers.

The fate of a Nanaimo woman accused of murdering and cutting up her ex-boyfriend and disposing of the body will soon be in the hands of a B.C. Supreme Court judge.

Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, was arrested in March 2022 after an investigation into Sidney Joseph Mantee’s disappearance.

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Karl Yu

About the Author: Karl Yu

After interning at Vancouver Metro free daily newspaper, I joined Black Press in 2010.
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