an assize trial ordered against Dahbia B., the main suspect

The 26-year-old Algerian will be judged in particular for “the murder of a minor aged 15 accompanied or preceded by rape, torture or acts of barbarity”, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office.

A Parisian investigating judge ordered, Friday, November 15, a trial against Dahbia B. for the murder of the young Lola, at the end of 2022 in Paris, which had aroused national emotion, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Friday 15 november.

The 26-year-old Algerian, who was in an irregular situation at the time of the events, will be judged for “the murder of a minor aged 15 accompanied or preceded by rape, torture or barbaric acts, to the detriment of young Lola, as well as for rape committed on a minor with torture or barbaric acts”specifies the same source.

On October 14, 2022, Lola, 12 years old, was found lifeless in a plastic crate, in the interior courtyard of the building in the capital in which she lived. While looking for his daughter, her father, caretaker of the residence, had seen on video surveillance images Lola entering the hall around 3:15 p.m. with a woman he did not know. The latter left the building around 5 p.m., pulling heavy luggage, including a plastic trunk.