Overview

• An assize court in Aisne imposed the maximum 30-year term with a two‑thirds security period, aligning with the prosecutor’s request.
• Desnoix, 17, was found fatally stabbed in May 1994 on a path to her lycée in Château‑Thierry.
• Forensic tests in 2021 identified a correspondence between Lafolie’s DNA and genetic material on Desnoix’s hair tie, prompting the renewed prosecution.
• Lafolie, 58, previously served prison terms for a 1996 sexual assault and a 2000 rape, and the court noted the new sentence takes prior incarceration into account.
• Prosecutors and police highlighted behavioral similarities with other regional attacks, while Lafolie maintained his innocence in court after an initial confession he later retracted.