He posted a message on Facebook, directed toward the terrorists who took her life. The post has been shared thousands of times.

A video shared by the BBC shows Leiris staring into a camera lens and his post is read aloud. Images of his wife appear in the video as well.

“I won’t give you the gift of hating you,” Antoine wrote to the attackers.

Watch the powerful video below.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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