Two men admitted on Monday to the brutal murder of a Frenchman when they appeared in court after more than two decades on the run. The lifeless body of salesman Philippe Charuel was discovered in February in a ditch by a road in Gondreville, eastern France. According to the investigation, two young prostitutes had reported having been bothered by Charuel while he was leaving a bar near the train station in the city of Nancy on the night of Feb.
After nearly 22 years in hiding, the two fugitives, who were involved in pimping according to the Spanish police, were arrested in August near Barcelona. They had been living in Catalonia for about 20 years, under false identities.
According to Le Parisien , Rad had become the father of two children and worked as a concierge in a luxury hotel, while Ostas had become a security guard. Ostas, 52, a Romanian national, told the court he "admitted" the facts and said he was "sorry" on numerous occasions. Rad, Ostas' year-old nephew, also admitted he had hit the victim "with my hands," in the presence of the two women and his uncle.
It was a shock for me too. I thought a lot about Charuel's family all evening," he said. Charuel was described as "a man without a past history" who frequented nightclubs, had recently separated from his wife and was the father of a young child. His body was found with 20 injuries to the abdomen, several broken ribs and "numerous wounds and injuries" on the face, including a fractured jaw and missing teeth, presiding judge Therese Diligent said.
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