"An Australian woman in her sixties has gone on trial in France, accused of murdering a 28-year-old Frenchman in Andorra. Indonesian-born Samba Rukmi Widhyastuti was arrested in 2019 at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport over the 2016 disappearance of 28-year-old Laurent Gregoire. Gregoire was last seen in Andorra, the tiny principality sandwiched between France and Spain, in September 2016, and is now believed to be dead."
"Widhyastuti has denied any role in his disappearance. She initially told his family that she had had news from Gregoire, with whom she had a romantic relationship, according to her testimony to investigators. She later changed her story, telling them she and Gregoire were friends and not romantically involved. According to investigators, the pair met at a youth hostel in the French city of Nantes in November 2015 and then planned a visit to Spain together a few weeks later."
Samba Rukmi Widhyastuti, an Indonesian-born Australian woman in her sixties, faces trial in France accused of murdering 28-year-old Laurent Gregoire, who disappeared in Andorra in September 2016 and is believed to be dead. Widhyastuti was arrested at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in 2019. She has denied involvement. She initially told Gregoire's family that she had had news from him and claimed a romantic relationship, then later said they were friends. Investigators say the pair met at a youth hostel in Nantes in November 2015 and planned a trip to Spain a few weeks later. The verdict is due on Friday.
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