Last year, we reported on the savage abduction, rape, and murder of a 12-year-old Parisian girl named Lola.
The principal suspect is a 24-year-old Algerian woman identified as Dahbia Benkired. What makes this case particularly outrageous is that she was in France illegally and had been under an order to leave the territory. Obviously, this was ignored, and now we have a 12-year-old girl who is dead. And the suspect? She is in a psychiatric hospital being evaluated.
The below article from today's Figaro describes an interview of Lola's older brother, who asks why the woman had not been deported. The actual interview is by the media outlet, Factuel, but their article is only available online to subscribers. The Figaro article is translated by Fousesquawk.
Murder of Lola: The principal suspect, Dahbia Benkired, "should have been expelled", the brother of the little girl believes
By PA
Posted 4 hours ago, updated 2 hours ago
In an interview with the media, Factuel, Jordan Daviet, 29, revisits the murder of his young sister, Lola, almost one year after the tragedy that shook France.
It's a rare word. Almost one year ago, the murder of the young Lola in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, shocked France. This Friday, October 6, as the fatal anniversary approaches, Jordan Daviet, the older brother of the 12-year-old girl, expressed himself to the media Factuel. The young man of 29, in this interview, revisits the "political exploitation" which, according to him, has followed the murder of his little sister.
Jordan Daviet, thus, explains that until now, he "was not yet ready to respond to the press," out of fear that he would "speak out of anger and say things he would later regret," and he recognizes today that he "no longer feels that much anger, rather incomprehension". He hopes that the trial, which should be held next summer, will bring answers in the dark areas that still surround the tragedy.
"Apolitical"
At the time of the events in October 2022, Lola's brother claims, nevertheless, that he did not "suffer" from the massive media exposure, which he says was "much more focused on his father and stepmother". He notes that he did not want to get involved in the "political aspect" which inevitably affected the matter and claims to be "apolitical". "Lola was a little girl of 12 years, she had nothing to do with all that," he states.
At the time, the profile of the suspect, Dahbia Benkired, residing illegally in France and under an order to leave the country (OQTF), particularly caused a reaction. The executive (branch) then recognized that it had to "do better" in terms of expulsions of illegal immigrants. At the same time, the Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, also announced plans to include the expulsion order in the files of wanted persons.
If today, the brother of Lola says he doesn't wish to "get involved in the politics of his sister's death," as was done in the past, he maintains that the alleged perpetrator of his sister's murder, Dahbia Benkired, "should have been expelled."
The 24-year-old Algerian national was charged with murder and rape on October 17, 2022, a few days after the events. (Benkired), who admitted the murder of the little girl during her court hearing, is presently hospitalized in a unit for difficult patients in the psychiatric hospital in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne). Since then, a psychiatric assessment has taken place, and more are expected in the coming months to determine the criminal responsibility of the accused.
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