Overview
- The Val-de-Marne assize court, which delivered its verdict Friday, imposed life in prison with a 22-year minimum before parole.
- Youness El Houdigui, 44, killed his daughters, ages 11, 10 and 4, in November 2023 in his Alfortville apartment after drugging them and using a kitchen knife.
- His lawyer said he will not appeal the conviction or the sentence.
- Judges acknowledged repeated domestic abuse and applied the concept of “vicarious violence,” which describes harming children to control or punish a partner.
- The sentence exceeded the prosecutor’s request and underscored the court’s view of the crimes’ severity.