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Algerian Woman Sentenced to Life for Brutal Murder of French Schoolgirl
24 Oct
Summary
- Algerian woman convicted of raping, torturing, and murdering 12-year-old French girl
- First woman in France to receive life sentence without possibility of early release
- Case sparked anti-immigration sentiment due to woman's illegal status in France
On October 24, 2025, a French court handed down a life sentence without the possibility of early release to Dahbia Benkired, an Algerian woman accused of raping, torturing, and murdering a 12-year-old schoolgirl in Paris last year. The verdict makes Benkired the first woman in France to receive the country's harshest criminal punishment.
The horrific case, which shocked the nation, involved the death of Lola Daviet, whose body was found in a trunk in the lobby of the building where her parents worked as caretakers. Investigators determined that Benkired, now 27 years old, had raped and tortured the young victim before suffocating her to death.
