a large crowd expected for the funeral this Friday

“A heinous and atrocious crime”denounced Emmanuel Macron. This Friday, the funeral of Philippine, whose buried body was discovered last Saturday in the Bois de Boulogne, will take place. His murder arouses a wave of emotion even though the suspect, a Moroccan under OQTF, had already been convicted of rape.

The funeral will take place from 1 p.m. at Saint-Louis Cathedral in Versailles. A police source indicates to Figaro that the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau will be present. According to BFMTV, the religious building is able to accommodate 1,500 people and could be filled. At the same time, a Leetchi fundraiser was opened to support his family. The purpose of these funds is “to help his family, in particular for funerals and legal costs”wrote those close to him on the website.

“Justice will do its job”

Thursday evening, Emmanuel Macron reacted from Canada, assuring “the expression of this solidarity, of this affection of the nation» towards the family. “Obviously justice will do its job, obviously state services will do theirs“, he assured.

A judicial investigation was opened in particular for “intentional homicide» and “rape”. The main suspect in the murder of the 19-year-old student was arrested Tuesday evening in Geneva, Switzerland. Taha O., 22, has already been convicted in France of rape and was due to be expelled from the country. He should soon be extradited to France to be placed in police custody.