A tragedy which deeply shocked thousands of French people. In October 2022, the lifeless body of 12-year-old Lola was found in a suitcase in Paris.
This macabre discovery led to many twists and turns… And after a careful investigation, the authorities finally arrested Dahbia Benkired, the main suspect in this case.
“Everything that happened happened in the apartment. I hit her a bit, I wasn't feeling well actually, I did what I had to do. I overindulged a little, just to have my pleasure and period.” would have entrusted the young woman to the peace guards following her custody.
Indictment for “murder of a minor aged 15 accompanied by rape”, “torture or barbaric acts”, “rape of a minor with torture” and “barbaric acts”the main suspect is now navigating between prison and psychiatric hospital without the shadow of a trial in sight. And while justice is slow to do its job, the girl's family struggles to rebuild their lives.
Lola's mother speaks for the first time
Despite the two years that have passed, Lola's loved ones remain deeply hurt. In mourning, they nevertheless chose to speak out in It starts today on France 2, the show hosted by Faustine Bollaert.
Present on the set of the cult program, Delphine Daviet-Ropital, the mother of the victim, spoke for the first time this Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
“Usually, I go out at that time, when she comes home. I would definitely have come across her. And unfortunately, that day, I didn't go out. I felt a big stab at that moment. We really knew everything she had done to him and that hurts, yes. She stopped breathing on her own, out of fear, I was told. So she died of asphyxiation. So there you have it… She didn’t suffer“, she confided with tears in her eyes. A moving testimony.
Long-term work
Before welcoming Lola's family on the set of her show, Faustine Bollaert carried out meticulous and in-depth work.
“I received her for an hour, with her son and I cannot say that I emerge unscathed from the confidences of this family who experienced the unspeakable […]“, confided the host to our colleagues at TV Mag.
And added: “It takes time to get out of this kind of show. You have to go there with a little armor because you have to protect yourself, even if you definitely shouldn't protect yourself at the moment.“.
One thing is certain, it is that the passage of Delphine Daviet-Ropital on the second channel did not leave viewers indifferent.
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