Some stories haunt a nation forever — and little Lola Daviet’s is one of them. The 12-year-old schoolgirl was found lifeless inside a suitcase in Paris, her final moments now painfully revisited in court.

Prosecutors say Lola was lured by Dahbia Benkired, a 27-year-old Algerian woman who allegedly tortured and killed her in 2022. Experts described the child’s final suffering as “beyond physical pain.” One doctor told the court, “There is physical, psychological, and moral suffering. Asphyxia is very anxiety-provoking.”

Lola’s parents — both building caretakers — sat silently as disturbing images of their daughter’s injuries were shown. Her mother, Delphine, wore a shirt bearing Lola’s smiling face and the words, “You were the sun of our life; you will be the star of our nights.”

As France demands justice, many are left asking how such tragedy could happen in a city so full of life. For Lola’s family, the answer is simple — truth and remembrance are all that’s left. 💔

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