French Mother Sentenced to Life for Starving 13-Year-Old Daughter to Death

A court in Montpellier convicted the mother of torturing and fatally neglecting her daughter, who died in 2020 after weeks of confinement and abuse.

The victim, Amandine, weighed only 28 kilograms at the time of her death in August 2020, suffering from severe malnutrition, sepsis, and heart failure.
The mother admitted to keeping her daughter locked naked in a windowless, video-monitored storage room for weeks as punishment.
The court also sentenced the mother's partner to 20 years in prison for failing to intervene and provide care for the child.
School staff had raised concerns about Amandine's well-being prior to the pandemic, noting signs of abuse and her reluctance to return home.
The mother attempted to justify her actions by citing personal trauma but described herself as a 'monster' during her trial.