A man who murdered the mother of their two children on the island of Corsica in March 2019 has been sentenced to life in prison in a case that caused an outcry over domestic killings of women in France, reports The Guardian.
Julie Douib was shot dead by her former partner of 14 years, Bruno Garcia-Cruciani, a few days after learning that prosecutors had closed a case she brought against him for threatening behaviour, harassment and assault.
The widespread outrage over her killing became a rallying call for the fight against femicide in France.
A court in the city of Bastia on Wednesday rejected 44-year-old Garcia-Cruciani’s claim that Douib’s death was accidental, ruling he acted with premeditation.
It sentenced him to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 22 years and also stripped him of parental authority over the couple’s two boys, now aged 11 and 13. He was also banned from possessing a weapon for 15 years.