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France: Schoolgirl’s murder sparks outrage over judicial failings A silent march was held in France on Sunday in memory of an 11-year-old girl whose suspected murder has sparked outrage across the country. The body of the girl, named as Lyhanna, was found last week after she went missing on May 29 near the southwestern town of Fleurance. Anger grew after it emerged that the main suspect had previously been accused of sexually abusing children, but that police had failed to act.

March in France for girl whose killing sparked outcry over lapses The grieving parents of an 11-year-old girl feared murdered in France joined a silent march in her memory by thousands of people on Sunday, as outrage spread over systemic failures blamed for her suspected killing.

France bids farewell to girl, 11, whose killing sparked outrage Several hundred people gathered in southwestern France on Friday to bid farewell to an 11-year-old girl whose suspected murder sparked protests across the country and exposed failures in the country's judicial system.

March in France for girl whose killing sparked outcry over lapses FLEURANCE (FRANCE) - The grieving parents of an 11-year-old girl feared murdered in France joined a silent march in her memory by thousands of people on Sunday, as outrage spread over systemic failures blamed for her suspected killing.

In France, Justice System Faces Public Anger After 11-Year-Old Girl’s Killing A silent march in tribute to Lyhanna Rameau Bernard, in Fleurance, France, this month.

Thousands march for French schoolgirl murdered after police failed to question suspect <p>Jérôme Barella had been accused of rape in months before murder but series of delays meant police had failed to summon him for questioning</p><p>Thousands of mourners have turned out for a silent march for a 11-year-old schoolgirl whose murder prompted widespread outrage when it emerged police had failed to question the suspected killer about previous child sexual abuse allegations.</p><p>The parents of the girl, who has been named only as Lyhanna, led the cortege on Sunday in the south-western village of Fleurance behind a banner reading “Never again”. Most of those who marched, including children, wore white shirts or T-shirts, many bearing a smiling portrait of the young victim.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/07/thousands-march-for-french-schoolgirl-murdered-after-police-failed-to-question-suspect">Continue reading...</a>

Town marches in honour of girl whose killing sparked public outcry In the southwestern French town of Fleurance , the parents of 11-year-old Lyhanna joined thousands of people on June 7 for a silent march in her memory. There is growing outrage at systemic failures in the judicial system blamed for the girl's suspected murder. Her body was found last week after she went missing on May 29 near Fleurance. The main suspect had previously been accused of sexually abusing children.

Hundreds gather for funeral of French schoolgirl whose killing sparked national outrage Flags flew at half-mast at the town hall in Fleurance in southwestern France on Friday as hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Lyhanna, an 11-year-old schoolgirl whose suspected murder sparked national outrage over the exposed failures in the judicial system.