A woman who raped and murdered 12 year-old Lola Daviet in Paris has been handed a rare whole-life sentence in a case that has shocked France. Dahbia Benkired, aged 27, must spend at least 30 years in prison after a panel of judges and a jury decided to impose the country's harshest possible penalty. A whole-life term is extremely rare in France and Benkired is the first woman to receive it. Those who have been given the sentence include serial killer and rapist Michel Fourniret and jihadist Salah Abdeslam, who took part in the 2015 Paris attacks which killed 130 people. Lola was murdered in October 2022 and her body was discovered in a trunk not far from her home north-east of Paris. Benkired is an Algerian immigrant who was under orders to leave the country. French right-wing and far-right politicians have seized on the case.
Rare Whole-Life Sentence for Woman Who Murdered French Schoolgirl
Rare Whole-Life Sentence for Woman Who Murdered French Schoolgirl
Dahbia Benkired, convicted of raping and murdering 12-year-old Lola Daviet, is sentenced to a rare whole-life term in France, a first for a female offender in such a case.
In a shocking case that has drawn national attention, Dahbia Benkired has received a whole-life sentence for the brutal murder of 12-year-old Lola Daviet in Paris. This sentence is exceptionally rare in France, marking Benkired as the first woman to be subjected to such a penalty. Lola's body was found in a trunk near her home, further highlighting the tragedy of this case, which has reignited discussions on immigration and crime in the country.
