Murder of Camille Paul in Saint-François: Pascal Velayoudom before Guadeloupe Assize Court
Pascal Velayoudom, 45, is on trial for two days at assize court for the rape and murder of Camille Paul, committed in July 2024 on a beach in Saint-François.
Assize court trial: Saint-François resident charged with rape and murder of Strasbourg tourist
The Guadeloupe Assize Court opened on Thursday, 12 November, a two-day trial against Pascal Velayoudom, 45, a resident of Saint-François, accused of the rape and murder of Camille Paul, a 30-year-old woman from Strasbourg. According to rci.fm, the accused faces life imprisonment.
The facts date back to the night of 20 to 21 July 2024. On the beach of Anse Loquet, at La Coulée, in the municipality of Saint-François, Camille Paul was raped with extreme violence before being murdered. The judicial file describes at least four blows to the head with a heavy piece of wood, which caused multiple fractures and deep mutilations across the body.
The investigation also established that the attacker immersed the victim's body to ensure her death, before attempting to present the facts as a simple dispute. This attempt at concealment did not withstand investigation: DNA analysis and examination of the mobile phones of the accused and the victim made it possible to reconstruct the precise sequence of events on the night of the tragedy, documenting the young woman's final moments.
Pascal Velayoudom has been incarcerated since the facts occurred. rci.fm describes this case as one of the darkest of the past forty years in Guadeloupe.
The trial is being held in the presence of Camille Paul's relatives. A women's support collective mobilised at their side to honour the memory of the victim, restore her dignity and demand the truth about the circumstances of the murder. The verdict is expected at the end of the two days of hearing.
Source: Google News GP — Crime