BEAUVAIS, France: A court in France sentenced a man to 18 years in prison on Friday (Jun 9) for stabbing and then burning alive his 15-year-old girlfriend. The 2019 killing of the secondary school pupil, identified in court only as Shaina, revived outrage in France over the number of women who die at the h
Restrictions prevent the media from identifying the accused, who has staunchly maintained his innocence."You're wrong, I'm innocent."The case made waves in France where a woman is murdered by her partner or former partner every three days, according to official figures.
Graphic images of her assault had been posted online with the aim, according to lawyers, of showing Shaina as a person"who they can sleep with but also get rid of".
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