Franchisee Choked his Chicken Partner

In a tale of passion, poultry, and murder, Gerardus Heijne is being tried for choking his chicken franchise partner.
In a high profile Australian murder trial,  Gerardus Heijne, 45, is on trial accused of murdering Frank Cianciosi, 51, at the couple’s luxury East Perth penthouse last year. The two had been together for 25 years and were the master franchisees of the Lenard’s chicken chain.
Last week a work colleague, Jason Mitchell, testified that the day after the alleged murder Mr Heijne had remorsefully told him that he was responsible for the strangling of Mr. Cianciosi, and had re-enacted the killing for …read more