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Officer testifies that Nanaimo woman described in detail murdering ex-boyfriend

Paris Laroche faces charges of first-degree murder and interference with dead body
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The fifth day of the B.C. Supreme Court trial of Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, accused of first-degree murder and interference of a dead body, took place Jan. 26 in Vancouver. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

WARNING: This article contains graphic details of an alleged murder and is not suitable for all readers.

A Nanaimo woman unwittingly told police she used a knife, hammers and saws to kill and dispose of her ex-boyfriend, testimony in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver revealed this morning.

Paris Jayanne Laroche, 28, has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and interference with a dead body in relation to the case of ex-boyfriend Sidney Joseph Mantee, who was 32 when he was reported missing.

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