Surprise in the case of the disappearance of Narumi Kurosaki for which her Chilean boyfriend was convicted in France: is he alive?

The case of young student Narumi Kurosaki, who disappeared in December 2016 in Besançon, a university town in eastern France, is far from over, as a key witness has appeared who claimed to have seen the Japanese woman alive. , which could cause an uproar turn in the event that has at Chilean Nicolas Zepeda as the only condemned for the murder of the young woman.

Remember that Zepeda was sentenced in France to 28 years in prison, accused of murdering Kurosaki in the European country. However, the 31-year-old will appear in court again in France next Tuesday, February 21, 2023, after legal action was brought by his defence, despite the fact that in April last year a nine-person jury determined that the Chilean did indeed kill his ex-partner -whom he met in 2014 in Japan- and got rid of his body, which has not yet been found.

Nicolás Zepeda, meanwhile, reiterated his innocence until the last day of the trial. However, the French prosecution presented a series of evidence that incriminates him, such as the trip he made to France just in the city where Narumi had decided to settle down to study French, after ending their relationship. . Also, the students heard screams from Narumi’s dormitory and sWe lost track of him after this incident.

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At that time, the French authorities verified that Zepeda bought five liters of gasoline and matches. Moreover, he rented a car which he brought back full of mud, so it is presumed that he was present in wooded areas, far from the city. In the same way, according to the prosecution, the Chilean would have thrown the body of the victim into the Doubs, so that it would have ended up in the waters downstream of the Crissey dam.

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On the other hand, a testimony which will be presented by the defense of Nicolás Zepeda on appeal next Tuesday, radically contradicts the version of the judicial authorities, since the victim was reportedly seen in a restaurant six days after the controversial incident at his college residence flat.

So indicated Said Neremi in an interview with the Chilean media 24 Horas, stating that he met her on December 11, 2016. “I walked in and immediately saw a soldier I had seen before. He was with a young Asian girl who was crying. I sat at the next table and listened to what they were saying. She said ‘I can’t stay here, I’m afraid he’s coming back, I have to go’; I paid attention and heard the soldier say, “NOTDon’t worry, you’ll be safe with me, I’m a soldier-“reports.

In this sense, Saïd assures us that he listened when the subject suggested that they go to Metz, a town located three hours from Besançonwhile the young student cried regretting not being able to see her friends and teachers again to say goodbye.

In this particular case, the witness would have taken advantage of a moment when the other man had risen to sit down at the table and offer his help. “I ask him what is your name? and he says “my name is Narumi”, so I make a joke and say you are Naruto’s sister? (…) If you are in trouble, tell me and I can help you. She tells me no, thank you very much, but that she had to go”held.

Finally, as the days go by, The witness recognized the young woman in the photos published by the JT, deciding to go to the police to give her testimony.

“I called the police and said ‘listen, the woman there is not dead’, ‘why not?’ they ask me and i tell them -I spoke with her on Sunday December 11 and she left for Metz-“he added.

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