French girl whose killing sparked outrage was raped, autopsy shows
An autopsy has shown that an 11-year-old girl who went missing in France was raped before she died, an informed source said on Thursday, confirming suspicions in a case that has sparked public outrage. The girl, named as Lyhanna, went missing on May 29 in the southwestern town of
AdvertisementCrimeWorldEuropeFrench girl whose killing sparked outrage was raped, autopsy showsThe 11-year-old, identified as Lyhanna, went missing on May 29 and her body was found in an abandoned silo almost a week later2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 5:26am, 19 Jun 2026An autopsy has shown that an 11-year-old girl who went missing in France was raped before she died, an informed source said on Thursday, confirming suspicions in a case that has sparked public outrage.The girl, named as Lyhanna, went missing on May 29 in the southwestern town of Fleurance and her body was found in an abandoned silo almost a week later.Anger grew after it emerged that the main suspect, the 41-year-old father of a school friend, had twice before been formally accused of raping a child but the investigations had been dropped or had stalled.
AdvertisementIn the most recent case filed in August last year, police had not yet summoned the suspect, who lived in a nearby village with his family and had previously worked in schools.Authorities have not yet announced the results of the forensic examination of the girl’s body to determine the cause of death. They have not charged the suspect with any crime beyond abduction.
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