An American chocolatier and his alleged confederate have been charged in Dominica with the homicide of a Canadian animation innovator and eco-resort proprietor and his companion days after their our bodies have been present in a burned-out automobile.
Jonathan Lehrer, 57, and Robert Snider appeared in magistrates court docket in Roseau, the capital, on final Wednesday to face prices referring to the murders of Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand. They didn’t enter a plea.
Lehrer owns property subsequent to Coulibri Ridge, a luxurious eco-resort run by Langlois and Marchand. He’s reported to have been locked in a dispute with the couple over a public street that passes by Lehrer’s cocoa plantation property.
Langlois and Marchand had been ambushed and killed earlier than their automobile plunged into the ravine and caught hearth.
The hearth that engulfed their our bodies was reported to be so intense that police relied on “circumstantial proof” to establish them.
4 individuals have been arrested in reference to the crime, however solely Lehrer and Snyder have been charged.
Lehrer is the proprietor of the Bois Cotlette property, a chocolate maker.
Stories point out that Lehrer and Langlois had been in a dispute concerning the Morne Rouge street that runs by Lehrer’s property and supplied the one entry to the eco-resort. Langlois had reportedly organized an illustration towards Lehrer.
In 2018, after Lehrer tried to dam the route utilizing rocks and metallic pipes and by digging a trench, the japanese Caribbean supreme court docket dominated it was a public street paid for by taxpayers. The court docket thought of the development of a second street however opted for mediation and later granted Langlois’ workers and visitors unrestricted entry.
Langlois was referred to as a pc animation pioneer who had developed 3D animation software program that was utilized in films together with Jurassic Park, Titanic, The Matrix, and the Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises.
“It’s with nice unhappiness that we discovered of the tragic loss of life of Daniel Langlois,” the Nationwide Movie Board of Canada mentioned on X. “His contributions to the world of cinema are incalculable.”
