Reykjavik murder trial hears details of Dublin-based family’s collective suicide plan (opens original article in a new tab)

A Dublin-based French woman faces trial for her daughter's murder in Iceland, where the family allegedly planned a collective suicide. The husband, who also died, was on dialysis and had a history of health issues.

• Ming Ting Mancel is on trial for the murder of her daughter Catherine in Reykjavik, with her husband Emeric also dying that night.
• The family had planned a collective suicide, with Catherine choosing to die with her parents after discussions in Dublin.
• Emeric Mancel was suffering from renal insufficiency and wanted to die before losing autonomy, influenced by a family inheritance dispute.