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| Monaco heiress: Son-in-law 'admits role' in Pastor murder | Monaco heiress: Son-in-law 'admits role' in Pastor murder |
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| Poland's honorary consul in Monaco has admitted a role in the murder of his mother-in-law, heiress Helene Pastor, French prosecutors say. | |
| Wojciech Janowski, 64, "recognised his involvement" in the killing while in detention this week in France, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said. | Wojciech Janowski, 64, "recognised his involvement" in the killing while in detention this week in France, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin said. |
| Ms Pastor, from one of Monaco's richest families, was shot along with her driver as she left hospital in Nice. | Ms Pastor, from one of Monaco's richest families, was shot along with her driver as she left hospital in Nice. |
| Mr Janowski's wife Sylvia was also detained but released without charge. | Mr Janowski's wife Sylvia was also detained but released without charge. |
| Ten other suspects from among a total of 23 detained in the French cities of Nice, Marseille and Rennes were also subsequently freed. Among those still being held is the Pastor family masseuse. | |
| Both Ms Pastor, 77, and her chauffeur Mohammed Darwich, 64, were mortally wounded when a man with a sawn-off shotgun ambushed their car on 6 May as it was leaving the hospital where she had been visiting a son. | |
| Convicts | Convicts |
| The prosecutor announced earlier that Mr Janowski's bank account had seen suspicious financial flows which needed explanation. | The prosecutor announced earlier that Mr Janowski's bank account had seen suspicious financial flows which needed explanation. |
| Poland dismissed Mr Janowski from his post as honorary consul after his arrest because of the "loss of his good reputation and trustworthiness". | |
| There were also apparent links with two intermediaries who had been in direct contact with two suspects in the shooting. | There were also apparent links with two intermediaries who had been in direct contact with two suspects in the shooting. |
| The two men were traced after police studied DNA evidence and CCTV footage from the area on 6 May, he said. The pair were described as aged 24 and 31, originally from the Comoros islands, and having a string of criminal convictions. | The two men were traced after police studied DNA evidence and CCTV footage from the area on 6 May, he said. The pair were described as aged 24 and 31, originally from the Comoros islands, and having a string of criminal convictions. |
| Video from railway stations and elsewhere showed that the two men had taken a train from Marseille to Nice on the afternoon of the shooting, gone to a hotel, and then made their way to the scene of the shooting, he said. | Video from railway stations and elsewhere showed that the two men had taken a train from Marseille to Nice on the afternoon of the shooting, gone to a hotel, and then made their way to the scene of the shooting, he said. |
| French media had earlier reported they had spent 500 euros (£400; $680) on a taxi back to Marseille afterwards. | French media had earlier reported they had spent 500 euros (£400; $680) on a taxi back to Marseille afterwards. |
| Sylvia, the dead woman's eldest daughter, was released on Wednesday night. | Sylvia, the dead woman's eldest daughter, was released on Wednesday night. |
| Mrs Pastor's father, Gildo, became one of Monaco's wealthiest men when Prince Rainier gave him permission in 1966 to build high-rise buildings along the sea front, AFP news agency reports. Prince Albert II attended her funeral. | Mrs Pastor's father, Gildo, became one of Monaco's wealthiest men when Prince Rainier gave him permission in 1966 to build high-rise buildings along the sea front, AFP news agency reports. Prince Albert II attended her funeral. |
| Her income was derived from owning several prestige properties and Helene Pastor rarely left her luxury home in Monaco. | Her income was derived from owning several prestige properties and Helene Pastor rarely left her luxury home in Monaco. |