Overview
- The investigating judges, who closed the case Wednesday, triggered a one-month window for anti-terror prosecutors to file their requests.
- The case centers on the October 13, 2023 knife attack outside Arras’s Gambetta‑Carnot school that killed French teacher Dominique Bernard and wounded three people, with the assailant claiming the act for ISIS in a video.
- Suspect Mohammed Mogouchkov is indicted on terrorism-linked murder and attempted murder charges and remains in pretrial detention.
- His younger brother is indicted for complicity, and a cousin is pursued for failing to prevent a crime.
- After prosecutors file their requisitions, a judge will decide on a referral to trial, which outlets report could occur in 2027.