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Retrial ordered in 2019 murder of British author in Dominican Republic
A new trial is scheduled to begin this week in the Dominican Republic over the 2019 killing of Lindsay de Feliz. Her mother, who lives in Cambridgeshire, said she hopes the proceedings will produce a conviction.
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A retrial is due to open this week in the Dominican Republic in the 2019 killing of Lindsay de Feliz, a 64-year-old British author whose body was found in a shallow grave near her home in the north-west of the country. The case returns to court after the country’s supreme court ordered a new proceeding before three different judges.
Four men, including the victim’s husband of 14 years and his two sons, were acquitted in an earlier trial.
Background of the case De Feliz moved to the Dominican Republic in 2002 after working as a marketing manager in London. She worked as a scuba-diving instructor until a 2006 robbery shooting ended that career, then wrote two memoirs about her life there.
Her mother, a Cambridgeshire resident who turns 94 next month, said new evidence may be presented and that she remains in contact with some of her daughter’s friends.
Family statements
““We are astonished and very pleased this has happened and hoping that new vital evidence will be presented this time.””
The mother added that the family seeks closure and that she wants justice for her daughter and for friends worldwide. A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said the office is supporting the family and remains in contact with local authorities.
