Overview

• Dijon prosecutors asked for the 14-year-old to be charged with murder and intentional violence and placed in pre-trial detention
• The pupil was arrested after allegedly stabbing a 31-year-old teaching assistant during a bag search at Françoise Dolto school in Nogent-sur-Marne
• Regional officials say the teenager admitted the killing, showed no regret and targeted any adult monitor after being reprimanded for kissing his girlfriend
• Under French law the minor faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison rather than life imprisonment if convicted
• Schools across France held a moment of silence and the attack has fueled calls for stricter rules, including social media limits for under-15s and tighter knife sales