After his extradition from Switzerland, Taha O., main suspect in the assassination of Philippine, a 19-year-old student, was indicted for repeat murder and rape. The French authorities placed him in pre-trial detention.
Indicted for serious crimes
On Wednesday, November 6, the public prosecutor's office Paris announced the indictment of Side O. pour “murder accompanied by another crime”. Aged 22, the suspect faces life imprisonment for this charge, accompanied by an indictment for repeated rape. Handed over to the French authorities in the morning, the young The man was immediately placed in pre-trial detention to prevent any attempt to escape.
Transfer made Wednesday morning
Arrested in Switzerland, Side O. had initially refused extradition to France, but then changed his mind at the end of October. His transfer to French territory was therefore carried out quickly so that the investigation could progress and so that justice could be done for Philippine.
An obligation to leave the territory not respected
Of Moroccan nationality, the young man was already subject to an obligation to leave French territory, but had continued to live illegally in the country. After the murder of Filipinait was located in Geneva (Switzerland). Four days after the discovery of the student's body in the Bois de Boulogne, on September 21, he was arrested and placed under strict surveillance while awaiting his extradition.
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