Algerian woman gets life sentence for rape, torture and murder of French girl

South China Morning PostCenterEN 1 min read 100% complete by Agence France-PresseOctober 25, 2025 at 01:32 AM

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A French court sentenced an Algerian woman, Dahbia Benkired, to life imprisonment without parole for raping, torturing, and murdering 12-year-old Lola Daviet in Paris in 2022. The sentence is the harshest under the French penal code. Benkired was detained after Lola went missing in the northeast of Paris, and her body was later found in a trunk in the lobby of the building where her father and mother worked as caretakers. The case sparked anti-immigration fervour due to Benkired's immigration status. Lola's mother, Delphine Daviet, expressed relief with the verdict, saying "We believed in justice and we got it." The court handed down the sentence on Friday.

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