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2mo ago

Psychiatrists Say Benkired Fully Responsible as Paris Lola Trial Enters Final Phase

The testimony leaves her fully answerable under French law, exposing the accused to a possible life sentence.

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"Elle passait du coq à l’âne, c’était difficile d’avoir une discussion sérieuse avec elle. Elle était vague, mystérieuse."
"Mon regard, c’est plus fort que moi, je tiens à préciser : je suis née comme ça."

Overview

  • Court-appointed experts told jurors they found no mental disorder that abolished or even altered discernment, citing emotional coldness, narcissism and manipulative traits.
  • A subsequent counter-expertise reached the same finding, with clinicians reporting no psychosis or delusions and the prosecution highlighting a very high risk of reoffending.
  • Dahbia Benkired has partly admitted the killing but repeatedly shifted explanations, saying she intended to harm an ex-partner and portraying the child as a collateral victim.
  • Evidence reviewed included coarse messages exchanged with an ex shortly before the encounter with Lola and testimony from former partners as the court examined motive.
  • Lola’s relatives gave searing accounts of their loss, and her mother asked the court to impose life imprisonment, with closing arguments and a verdict expected Friday.