Rock star to remain in Lithuanian prison
A French rock star held in Lithuania on suspicion of killing his actress girlfriend will stay in prison until next year, a judge ruled today.
Bertrand Cantat, the lead singer of the popular French band Noir Desir has been held in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius since July after actress Marie Trintignant was found beaten into a coma. She later died.
His lawyer, Virginijus Leonas Papirtis, had sought the singer’s release, saying he posed no risk of fleeing from the Baltic state.
Trintignant, 41, had been making a film in Lithuania. An autopsy found she died from multiple blows to her face and head.
