DAUGHTER AVENGED.
Father Who Waited for Nine Years. j United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph— Copyrigli t. (Received December 8, 9.30 a.m.) PARIS, December 7. The trial is proceeding of a Belgian named Lussoir, who waited for nine years to avenge his daughter’s murder, lie is charged with killing Albert Vandervost, his daughter’s husband. Lussoir in a statement from the dock calmly justified the murder, saying that he was completely sane and was responsible for the act. The Judge observed: “But your son-in-law had expiated his crime.” Lussoir rejoined: “He could only expiate it with his life.” In 1925 Vandervost shot his wife dead after she had obtained a divorce. He was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment, which, on appeal, was reduced to seven years’. Lussoir vowed vengeance. He made six visits to Paris and finally tracked Vandervost to a hotel, in April. Fie waited for two days at the doorway and then shot him dead.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20483, 8 December 1934, Page 1
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