
French Court Hands Rare Life Sentence to Murderer of 12-Year-Old Lola Daviet
The murderer, a now 27-year-old Algerian woman illegally present in France at the time of the crime, will serve life without possibility of commutation or parole.

The murderer, a now 27-year-old Algerian woman illegally present in France at the time of the crime, will serve life without possibility of commutation or parole.

The Algerian suspect should be handed the harshest penalty under the French penal code, the prosecution says.

The accused admitted regret but appeared detached throughout the Paris hearing, where experts confirmed she was fit to stand trial.