Anne Colomines
| Anne Colomines | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 💀Died | 25 October 2017 (aged 37) Dorset Square, Gardiner Street Upper, Dublin 125 October 2017 (aged 37) |
| Cause of death | Stabbing |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Murder victim |
Anne Colomines was a Frenchwoman who was murdered by her husband, Brazil-born Renato Gehlen, in Dublin, Ireland in 2017.
On 22 October 2021, Gehlen was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Background[edit]
Both Colomines and Gehlen were immigrants to Ireland, where they met in 2011.[1] They got married in October 2012.[2] The couple were unable to have children, something for which Gehlen blamed Colomines.[1] Sometime before her murder, Colomines had told her husband that she wanted to divorce him,[3] though took steps to soften the parting blow, such as trying to sort out his visa status prior to the divorce, as well as securing him a job catering at Paypal, with whom Colomines was already working.[1]
In the summer of 2017, Colomines started a romantic relationship with another man in her native France.[2] Gehlen had sent messages to the man, telling him to stay from Colomines, including a message that said "I hope I’m making this clear. Someone can get hurt and it doesn’t need to be her. Stay away".[1] On the night of her murder, she had exchanged hundreds of texts with this boyfriend, the last of which was sent at 11.06 pm, less than thirty minutes before her body was discovered by emergency services.[2]
On the night that he murdered Colomines, Gehlen had texted a friend, Ralph Comendador, saying "The same shit man. No talk. Cold and avoiding. Fuck, I really want to stab."[4]
Murder[edit]
Colomines was 37 at the time of her death. She was stabbed to death at her home in Dorset Square, Gardiner Street Upper, in Dublin 1.[3] She was pronounced dead at the scene, while Gehlen was taken to the Mater Hospital with serious injuries.[5] Colomines suffered four stab wounds to her body, a 22-centimetre-long incision to her neck, and six cuts to her hands which the State Pathologist said were consistent with defensive injuries.[6] The fatal wound penetrated her heart.[7] After the murder, Comendador reported that Gehlen told him "Sorry, I killed Anne and now I’m going to kill myself."[4]
According to Gehlen’s account of the night, Colomines‘ wounds were self-inflicted in an attempt to frame Gehlen for her murder. The State Pathologist concluded that it was “highly unlikely” that Colomines’ wounds were self-inflicted,[8] and the jury ultimately rejected Gehlen’s account.[9]
Gehlen was arrested on 10 November 2017, and, detained at Mountjoy Garda Station.[10]
Trial[edit]
Gehlen initially appeared before the courts on 13 November 2017, when we was remanded in custody at Cloverhill District Court.[11] He appeared before Cloverhill court again on 16 November 2017, where his lawyer consented to the adjournment. Gehlen followed the proceeding with the assistance on an interpreter, but didn’t address the court.[12]
The remainder of Gehlen's trial was held at the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin.[13]
On 12 September 2021, Gehlen entered a not guilty plea, and his trial began the following day.[13]
On 23 September, it emerged that Gehlen had told Gardaí that Colomines had taken her own life in an attempt to frame him for her murder.[14] On 29 September, Gehlen was found guilty of Colomines' murder by a unanimous jury verdict. The jury took 2.5 hours to reach their verdict.[4]
On 22 October, Gehlen was sentenced to life imprisonment,[3] the mandatory sentence for murder in Ireland.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kavanagh, Brian; O'Riordan, Alison; Reynolds, Eoin (22 October 2021). "Nadine Lott, Anne Colomines, Natalia Karaczyn and the toxic men who murdered them". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Reynolds, Paul (22 October 2021). "Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of his wife". RTÉ. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Reynolds, Eoin (22 October 2021). "Renato Gehlen jailed for life for murder of Anne Colomines". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 O'Riordan, Alison; Reynolds, Eoin (29 September 2021). "Husband of Anne Colomines found guilty of her murder". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Russell, Cliodhna (12 November 2017). "Man to appear in court over murder of Anna Colomines in Dublin". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Reynolds, Eoin (21 September 2021). "'Highly unlikely' Anne Colomines stabbed herself to death, pathologist tells court". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Reynolds, Eoin (22 October 2021). "Renato Gehlen sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of wife Anne Colomines". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Reynolds, Paul (29 September 2021). "Man found guilty of murdering his wife in Dublin". RTÉ. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ↑ O’Riordan, Alison; Reynolds, Eoin (29 September 2021). "Renato Gehlen convicted of wife Anne Colomines' murder". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ↑ Tuite, Tom (13 November 2017). "Man (35) charged with the murder of his wife Anne Colomines". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Husband charged with murder of French woman in Dublin". RTÉ. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ↑ Tuite, Tom (16 November 2017). "Husband accused of Anne Colomines murder remanded in custody". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "A Paypal employee will go on trial charged with murdering his wife". Independent. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ Reynolds, Eoin (23 September 2021). "Victim started cutting her own neck during row, murder accused told gardaí after death of Anne Colomines (37)". Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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