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Trial starts for B.C. woman accused of murdering, dismembering ex-boyfriend

Nanaimo’s Paris Laroche on trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver

WARNING: This article contains graphic details of an alleged murder and is not suitable for all readers.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge in Vancouver will decide if a Nanaimo woman is guilty of killing her ex-boyfriend, cutting up his body and disposing of it.

Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, faces charges of first-degree murder and interference with a dead body in relation to the missing person case involving Sidney Joseph Mantee, who was 32 when he was reported missing in October 2020.

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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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