'Devil coupleâ who hid out in SA convicted of 1996 murder in Belgium
By AFP
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Brussels, Belgium - A Franco-Ivorian man and his Belgian wife have been convicted of killing a British businessman at a Belgian seaside resort a quarter of a century ago.
The court in the Belgian city of Bruges late Tuesday found Jean-Claude Lacote and his wife Hilde Van Acker quilty of shooting dead 44-year-old Marcus Mitchell.
Lacote, 54, and Van Acker, 57, were arrested in the Ivory Coast two years ago after living a colourful life on the run in the US and Africa.
They had pleaded not guilty but now face possible life imprisonment.