Overview
- Hansali was convicted and sentenced to life in prison Wednesday by the Gard assize court in Nîmes after a three-day trial.
- Jurors did not impose the 22-year security period the prosecutor requested, which in France sets the minimum time before any parole review.
- His lawyers said he will not appeal the verdict, citing a wish to spare the victim’s family further pain.
- Investigators said he admitted the killing in 2023 and led police to Sihem’s body, found partly undressed on February 2 near Les Salles-du-Gardon in the Gard.
- Forensic experts concluded she was strangled, while the motive remains disputed between a failed scheme and a dispute linked to a secret relationship.