Andorra is known for mountains and has alpine resorts. Photo / 123RF
Andorra is known for mountains and has alpine resorts. Photo / 123RF
An Australian woman in her 60s went on trial in France today, 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, thetiny principality sandwiched between France and Spain, in September 2016 and is now believed to be dead.
Widhyastuti has consistently 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 and 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.
