Following the announcement of the requisitions against Nordahl Lelandais, accused of the kidnapping and murder of little Maëlys De Araujo, Colleen De Aurajo, the sister of the latter, spoke with stunning tenacity.
Thursday, February 17, on the eve of the judgment of Nordahl Lelandais, the Advocate General requested against the former dog handler, accused of the murder of little Maëlys, life imprisonment with a security period of 22 years. Requisitions worthy of the crime according to Maelys’ sister, Colleen De Araujowho did not fail to express his “relief” at the exit of the Court of Assizes of Grenoble. “I was freed and relieved that the attorney general could ask for a decision like that and advise the jurors on this sentence.“, confided, determined, the 16-year-old teenager at the microphone of BFMTV.
Omnipresent since the start of the trial on January 31, Maëlys’ older sister appeared unwavering, ready to finally hear the judgment of the one who stole her younger sister on the night of August 27, 2017. “He must take the maximum”she declared, without appeal. It is the most important, for Maëlys and for the other children, that he is in prison because he is dangerous and he can still do harm.” She also returned to the long weeks during which she had to face Lelandais on a daily basis, confiding that she felt “a lot of sadness and incomprehension“.”I have a lot of hatred towards him. He really didn’t say it all. It’s unfortunate, it’s sad. We know he has a lot in him and that would also help us to move forward.“
“You have to hold on, not give up, be there for them”
Advance, Resume”a normal life“, that’s what Colleen hopes to have the chance to do once Nordahl Lelandais is sentenced. Until then, she intends to save face for her sister, but also for her family, which she carries alone from above. of his 16 years for 24 days now. “It’s a responsibility, you have to hold on, not give up, be there for them, that’s what I’ve been trying to do from the start”she guarantees, more tenacious than ever.
After long pleading accidental death, Nordahl Lelandais confessed, on February 11, to having “voluntarily” kidnapped and killed little Maëlys. Chilling confessions which should earn him a very heavy sentence, he who was already sentenced on May 11, 2021 to twenty years in prison for the murder of Arthur Noyer.
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Maëlys’ parents and sister
For three weeks, 16-year-old Colleen helped her family cope.
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Maëlys’ parents and sister
The parents and sister of Maëlys, Jennifer Cleyet Marrel, Joachim De Araujo and Colleen De Araujo during the assize trial of Nordhal Lelandais, in Grenoble.
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Maelys De Araujo
Maelys De Araujo
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Nordahl Lelandais
Nordahl Lelandais
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Maelys De Araujo
Maëlys De Araujo’s sister, Colleen, spoke on February 17 on BFMTV.
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Opening of the trial of Nordahl Lelandais
The verdict will be pronounced on Friday 18 February.
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Nordahl Lelandais
Life imprisonment with a security period of 22 years was requested against Nordahl Lelandais.
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Maelys De Araujo
Maelys De Araujo
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Colleen DeAraujo
Colleen DeAraujo
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Colleen DeAraujo
Colleen De Araujo spoke on BFMTV this Thursday, February 17.