Overview
- Jurors at the Paris Assize Court convicted Benkired in October 2025 and imposed life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
- CCTV shown at trial tracked Lola entering the apartment building and later depicted Benkired dragging a trunk and opening a suitcase at a bar on Rue Manin.
- A court medical expert testified that Lola suffered 38 wounds to her back and neck and died from asphyxiation, with additional traumatic injuries documented.
- Police reported seizing a pair of scissors, an oyster knife and an IKEA knife stained with blood from Benkired’s flat.
- Prosecutors outlined an alleged retaliatory motive tied to a denied building access badge, while Benkired expressed remorse in court and her background included an expired student visa and threatened deportation.