A 12-year-old girl was found dead in a trunk near her parents’ workplace after disappearing upon returning home from school, shocking the world. Dahbia Benkired, an Algerian woman staying in the same apartment block, is accused of raping, torturing, and murdering the girl. The court heard disturbing details of the girl’s ordeal, including being attacked with scissors and a box cutter, partially decapitated, and suffocated.

CCTV footage showed Benkired dragging a trunk containing the girl’s body into a bar in Paris. The victim had 38 wounds on her back and neck, leading to asphyxiation. The court was shown images of the girl’s injuries, revealing the extent of her suffering.

Benkired confessed to the crime, expressing remorse and asking for forgiveness. She had been living in France since 2013 but faced an expulsion order at the time of the murder. The court proceedings continue to establish the motive and circumstances of the crime, with a potential life sentence awaiting the accused.