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

The Guardian · Jun 14, 2026, 1:00 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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  • Shirley Firth holds a photograph of daughter Lindsay, whom she says was ‘clever, thoughtful, kind and generous in every way’.
  • Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA 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.

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Shirley Firth holds a photograph of daughter Lindsay, whom she says was ‘clever, thoughtful, kind and generous in every way’. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Shirley Firth holds a photograph of daughter Lindsay, whom she says was ‘clever, thoughtful, kind and generous in every way’. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian UK news Mother hopes to get justice for murdered daughter in retrial in Dominican Republic Shirley Firth is hoping those responsible for Lindsay de Feliz’s death in 2019 will finally be convicted

Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA 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.

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