Murder apology could ease sentence

LIMA – Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot has apologised in court for killing a young Peruvian woman in 2010 and has accepted …

LIMA – Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot has apologised in court for killing a young Peruvian woman in 2010 and has accepted murder charges against him in a plea that could lighten his sentence.

Van der Sloot (24) killed business student and poker player Stephany Flores (21) after meeting her in a casino in Lima. – (Reuters)

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