HUNTINGDON — A retrial for the 2019 death of Lindsay de Feliz is scheduled to open in the Dominican Republic. This decision follows an order by the Dominican Republic supreme court for a new trial to be conducted by three different judges.

Lindsay de Feliz's body was found in December 2019 in a shallow grave near her residence in the north-west Dominican Republic. Danilo Feliz Torres, de Feliz's husband of 14 years, his two sons, and a fourth man were previously acquitted of charges related to her death. Shirley Firth, de Feliz's mother, said: "We are astonished and very pleased this has happened and hoping that new vital evidence will be presented this time."

Firth maintains communication with her daughter's acquaintances through Facebook. She said: "I am in contact with people on Facebook but don't use TikTok or Instagram." These contacts shared that de Feliz had expressed concerns for her safety before her death. Firth also mentioned that on her birthday in 2019, de Feliz told her she did not expect to live to an old age. "When I tried to probe her about that she changed the subject," Firth said.

Firth, who resides in a village in Huntingdon and previously served as a parish councillor, said she wants justice for Lindsay. "I want justice for Lindsay as do her family and many friends across the world. It means so much to me to try all I can to achieve this," she said.

In 2002, Lindsay de Feliz relocated from the United Kingdom to the Dominican Republic after working as a marketing manager in London. She married a local man in 2005. The following year, de Feliz was shot in the throat during a robbery, which led her to stop working as a scuba-diving instructor. She later published two memoirs, with one reaching the top position on the Amazon Kindle travel books chart. De Feliz also regularly transported over-the-counter medications from the United Kingdom for distribution to residents in the Dominican Republic.

A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British woman who died in the Dominican Republic and are in contact with the local authorities." Firth added: "We can't have closure until this whole thing is finished."