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Murdered Mauritius woman Janice Farman wanted to return home | Murdered Mauritius woman Janice Farman wanted to return home |
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A woman who was murdered at the home she shared with her 10-year-old son in Mauritius had wanted to return to Scotland after being robbed two weeks ago, it has emerged. | A woman who was murdered at the home she shared with her 10-year-old son in Mauritius had wanted to return to Scotland after being robbed two weeks ago, it has emerged. |
Janice Farman, who was 47 and originally from Clydebank, told her husband she wanted to leave the Indian Ocean island on Wednesday. | Janice Farman, who was 47 and originally from Clydebank, told her husband she wanted to leave the Indian Ocean island on Wednesday. |
Mrs Farman was asphyxiated on Friday after three masked men raided her home. | Mrs Farman was asphyxiated on Friday after three masked men raided her home. |
She had been in Mauritius since 2004 and was working for a data group. | She had been in Mauritius since 2004 and was working for a data group. |
Mrs Farman's estranged husband, Jean-Baptiste Moutou, told the BBC: "I talked to her on the phone on Wednesday and she had expressed her wish to return to Scotland. | Mrs Farman's estranged husband, Jean-Baptiste Moutou, told the BBC: "I talked to her on the phone on Wednesday and she had expressed her wish to return to Scotland. |
"She asked for my help in initiating the proceedings." | "She asked for my help in initiating the proceedings." |
Beaten and smothered | Beaten and smothered |
Mr Moutou said Ms Farman was robbed two weeks ago after moving to the Albion region of the country. | |
He added: "She decided to move to Albion and when I asked her the reason she told me she loved the beautiful beach in this region." | He added: "She decided to move to Albion and when I asked her the reason she told me she loved the beautiful beach in this region." |
Police said they had yet to make an arrest in the case, contradicting earlier reports from local media that a man had been detained. | Police said they had yet to make an arrest in the case, contradicting earlier reports from local media that a man had been detained. |
Daniel Monvoisin, from the country's western criminal investigation division, said Mrs Farman had been beaten and smothered with a cushion by the intruders. | Daniel Monvoisin, from the country's western criminal investigation division, said Mrs Farman had been beaten and smothered with a cushion by the intruders. |
They fled with a number of items, including jewellery and her car, a Nissan Tiida, which was later found abandoned by the side of the road. | They fled with a number of items, including jewellery and her car, a Nissan Tiida, which was later found abandoned by the side of the road. |
Mrs Farman's 10-year-old son remains under the care of local child services. | Mrs Farman's 10-year-old son remains under the care of local child services. |
The British Foreign Office said it was in contact with local authorities in Mauritius about the case. | The British Foreign Office said it was in contact with local authorities in Mauritius about the case. |
An online petition has been set up by Mrs Farman's friends and work colleagues urging government action in the case. | An online petition has been set up by Mrs Farman's friends and work colleagues urging government action in the case. |
The Justice for Janice petition read: "Janice was a gregarious lady who wholeheartedly embraced life as an islander. | The Justice for Janice petition read: "Janice was a gregarious lady who wholeheartedly embraced life as an islander. |
"She worked tirelessly to support charitable causes and was protective towards her employees. Janice was snatched away from us by three brutes and this crime is beyond comprehension. | "She worked tirelessly to support charitable causes and was protective towards her employees. Janice was snatched away from us by three brutes and this crime is beyond comprehension. |
"How many more Janices are we going to lose because our criminal justice system is flawed?" | "How many more Janices are we going to lose because our criminal justice system is flawed?" |
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