Trial Begins for Paris Man Accused of Murdering Partner, Dumping Body in Trash

The facts date back to July 2017. Yasmina’s body had been found in a trash can in a building in Paris (14th arrondissement) one evening that month, reports Le Parisien. Her violent, jealous and thieving partner had just beaten her to death. On the second day of Ludovic L.’s trial, a personality investigator paints a portrait of the 37-year-old nursing assistant. This woman was leading a rather stable and fulfilling life before meeting the one who would later become her tormentor.

But before this episode, a fact from her past had somewhat troubled her. Her grandmother’s partner had abused her when she was little. She told this part of her life to her loved ones. "As soon as we knew, my mother kicked her partner out. We sued him, but we lost. He was acquitted," confided Yasmina’s mother.

Yasmina and Ludovic met on a dating site in 2013. After a breakup, their relationship resumed its normal course. The young woman quickly became pregnant. The couple’s happiness will be short-lived. Ludovic no longer wanted her to see her loved ones. "One day, I teased Ludovic about his car. It hurt his ego. The next day, Yasmina told me he no longer wanted her to talk to me," recalls Sarah, her "confidante." Things got complicated after the birth of their daughter. The couple had decided to live together.

The man becomes increasingly "jealous," "possessive" and "verbally violent." "He belittled her as a mother, told her she was incapable of making decisions, that she had no personality, no comeback," continues her confidante. Yasmina had lost 20 kilos. She who loved "travel," "partying" or "sports" had become a homebody. "She didn’t seem very happy," acknowledges a neighbor at the bar. "I thought she would commit suicide one day." [...] She couldn’t leave, because he held her through her daughter. She was already dead. She had signed her death warrant, her sister confided.