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French girl whose killing sparked outrage was raped, autopsy shows

An autopsy confirmed that an 11-year-old girl, Lyhanna, who went missing in France and was later found dead in an abandoned silo, was raped before her death. The case has drawn public anger, especially after it was revealed that the main suspect, a 41-year-old man who is the father of a school friend, had previous allegations of child rape that were either dropped or stalled. Authorities have not officially released the results of the forensic examination determining the cause of death and have only charged the suspect with abduction. The girl's family's lawyer has asked for privacy following 

An autopsy has shown that an 11-year-old girl who went missing in France was raped before she died, an informed source said on Thursday, confirming suspicions in a case that has sparked public outrage.

The girl, named as Lyhanna, went missing on May 29 in the southwestern town of Fleurance and her body was found in an abandoned silo almost a week later.

Anger grew after it emerged that the main suspect, the 41-year-old father of a school friend, had twice before been formally accused of raping a child but the investigations had been dropped or had stalled.

In the most recent case filed in August last year, police had not yet summoned the suspect, who lived in a nearby village with his family and had previously worked in schools.

Authorities have not yet announced the results of the forensic examination of the girl’s body to determine the cause of death. They have not charged the suspect with any crime beyond abduction.

Her family’s lawyer Francois Roujou de Boubee requested privacy after the news.

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South China Morning PostParty-alignedCenter2 days ago
French girl whose killing sparked outrage was raped, autopsy shows

An autopsy confirmed that an 11-year-old girl, Lyhanna, who went missing in France and was later found dead in an abandoned silo, was raped before her death. The case has drawn public anger, especially after it was revealed that the main suspect, a 41-year-old man who is the father of a school friend, had previous allegations of child rape that were either dropped or stalled. Authorities have not officially released the results of the forensic examination determining the cause of death and have only charged the suspect with abduction. The girl's family's lawyer has asked for privacy following 

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