Mother hopes to get justice for murdered daughter in retrial in Dominican Republic

The Guardian UK Sunday 14 June 2026, 13:00 UTC By Diane Taylor 1 min read

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Shirley Firth is hoping those responsible for Lindsay de Feliz’s death in 2019 will finally be convictedA Cambridgeshire mother in her 90s is hoping to finally see justice for her murdered daughter when a retrial into her death is due to open in the Dominican Republic this week. The body of Lindsay de Feliz, 64, a successful author, was found in a shallow grave, close to her home in the north-west of the Dominican Republic, in December 2019.

Shirley Firth is hoping those responsible for Lindsay de Feliz’s death in 2019 will finally be convicted

A Cambridgeshire mother in her 90s is hoping to finally see justice for her murdered daughter when a retrial into her death is due to open in the Dominican Republic this week.

The body of Lindsay de Feliz, 64, a successful author, was found in a shallow grave, close to her home in the north-west of the Dominican Republic, in December 2019.

Dominican Republic (LOCATION) Shirley Firth (PERSON) Lindsay de Feliz’s (PERSON) Cambridgeshire (ORG) the Dominican Republic (LOCATION) Lindsay de Feliz (PERSON)

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