Femicide trial in Martinique: Sylvain Kereneur's troubling personality at centre of proceedings
The trial of Sylvain Kereneur, accused of murdering his partner Karina, opened before the Martinique court of assizes. The victim, who was pregnant, was found dead in French Guiana in May 2020.
Femicide in French Guiana: Kereneur tried in Martinique
According to martinique.franceantilles.fr, the trial of Sylvain Kereneur opened this week before the Martinique court of assizes, the case having been transferred for procedural reasons. The accused, aged 39, stands trial for the murder of his partner Karina Antunes Gama de Souza, whose body was discovered on 15 May 2020 in French Guiana, near national route 2, more than an hour from Cayenne.
The victim, of Brazilian origin, was 24 years old at the time and several weeks pregnant. The opening of the investigation enabled Kereneur to be identified as the principal suspect in this femicide case.
Over the course of the first days of hearing, a portrait of the accused has become clearer: calm, intrepid, boastful — such are the traits that emerged from the testimonies heard. The father of a 15-year-old child, Kereneur is also the son of a Breton businessman who has been established in French Guiana for many years. His troubling personality attracted the attention of the parties during the initial proceedings.
Source: Google News MQ — Crime