Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Tuesday said that a special prosecutor will be appointed to deal with the murders of Canadian-born hoteliers, Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand, as he urged the public to avoid “wild speculations” regarding their deaths.
Two American nationals have been remanded into custody until March 24 next year, after they appeared in a magistrate’s court on December 6 in connection with the murders of the two hoteliers, whose charred remains were found in a burnt-out vehicle on December 1, 2023.
American businessman, Jonathan Lehrer, 57, and his co-accused Robert (Rob) Thomas Snider Jr “have been charged with two counts of murder.
The prosecution alleges that between November 29 and December 2, 2023, the two Americans murdered Langlois and his partner Marchand, whose killings shocked the southwest community of Soufriere, where the two Canadian nationals, owned and operated the Coulibri Ridge Resort.
The Americans were not required to enter a plea since murder is an indictable offence and can only be tried before a judge and jury at the High Court.
