Murder of his wife in Brittany: Thierry Meunier tried in Saint-Brieuc, sixteen years after the events
Thierry Meunier appears before the Côtes-d'Armor assize court from 21 September 2026 for the murder of his wife Véronique Duchesne, who went missing in 2010.
Meunier trial: sixteen years after the disappearance of Véronique Duchesne, the assizes open in Saint-Brieuc
On Monday 21 September 2026, at 9 a.m., Thierry Meunier will take his place in the dock of the Côtes-d'Armor assize court at the palace of justice in Saint-Brieuc. The hearings are scheduled to run until Friday 9 October. According to ouest-france.fr, which details the case in five questions, the trial comes sixteen years after the alleged events.
The facts as reported to the gendarmerie
According to Thierry Meunier's initial statements to investigators, his wife Véronique Duchesne left their home at 4 rue des Sablons in Saint-Quay-Portrieux on Wednesday 6 October 2010 at 2 p.m. She was said to have gone to buy cigarettes at the bar L'Écume, on the port. The couple had planned to go to Plérin in the afternoon.
Not seeing her return, Thierry Meunier attempts to reach her by telephone, without success. He tells the gendarmes that Véronique Duchesne had left with her handbag, her telephone, between 60 and 80 € in cash, a beige shawl, blue jeans and black loafers.
The call to the brother-in-law
Around 7 p.m. that same evening, Thierry Meunier contacts his brother-in-law, Olivier Duchesne. The latter later states that his sister's husband seemed dejected and helpless to him, and that when faced with his suggestion to alert the gendarmerie, Meunier replied ambiguously.
The rest of the case file — the reasons for the sixteen-year delay before the trial, as well as the accused's position on the facts — is not accessible in the public version of the ouest-france.fr article, which is reserved for subscribers.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)