Overview
- The Paris Assize Court found Benkired guilty on all counts and imposed life imprisonment with no possibility of reduction.
- Judges cited the crime's extreme cruelty, describing the ordeal as a true torment in their reasoning for the maximum penalty.
- Trial reporting detailed the abduction after school, assault in an apartment, and concealment of the body in a trunk discovered on October 14, 2022 in the 19th arrondissement.
- Experts identified mental-health disorders, including schizotypal traits, yet determined she could understand and control her actions at the time.
- The case drew anguished calls from the family for the harshest punishment and small far‑right protests for capital punishment, while an unexecuted expulsion order against Benkired fueled political controversy over immigration enforcement.