Convicted of rape
According to the prosecution, the suspect, “in an irregular situation on French territory, was convicted in October 2021 for rape committed in 2019 (when he was a minor)”. He was “released, at the end of his sentence, in June 2024”.
The victim, born in 2004, was a student at Paris-Dauphine University. Her body was found buried in the Bois de Boulogne, located in western Paris, during a search on Saturday afternoon. It was her family who reported her missing. The student was last seen on Friday at lunchtime at the university.
An investigation into voluntary homicide has been opened and entrusted to the criminal brigade of the Paris judicial police. According to a police source, witnesses had reported seeing a man with a pickaxe in the area.
Released from detention on June 20
According to the source close to the case, the suspect was released from detention on June 20 and was placed in an administrative detention center (CRA) in Metz.
On September 3, a judge of liberties and detention had validated his release from the detention center. A measure accompanied by an obligation to check in. On September 4, Morocco had “sent the expulsion authorization” to the French authorities, according to this source.
The day before the murder, on September 19, the suspect had been placed on the wanted persons file because he had not complied with his obligation to report, according to the same source.
The far right is stepping up to the plate
The far right immediately stepped up to the plate. “The life of (this young girl) was stolen from her by a Moroccan migrant under a deportation order,” reacted the president of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, on X. “It is time for this government to act: our compatriots are angry and are not going to mince words,” he added.
