Lyhanna case: autopsy reveals gruesome details of schoolgirl's final moments
Post-mortem examination of Lyhanna, 11 years old, reveals that the girl was gagged with adhesive tape and her body bore bruises.
Lyhanna case: autopsy reveals gruesome details of schoolgirl's final moments
The post-mortem examination of Lyhanna, eleven years old, has revealed terrifying details concerning the circumstances of her death in the Gers. The girl is believed to have been muzzled with adhesive tape and her body bore marks of blows.
Found lifeless in an agricultural silo, the schoolgirl had left her secondary school in Fleurance on 29 May. Investigators quickly focused on a man aged forty-one, Jérôme Barella, who had been seen in her company shortly before her disappearance.
The forensic medical findings cast new light on the suffering endured by the child during her final hours. The traces of violence and the fact that she had been restrained suggest acts of cruelty committed before her death.
This case caused shockwaves in French public opinion and highlighted possible gaps in the monitoring of the perpetrator, who was the subject of several previous legal proceedings.
Source: L'Éveil de la Haute-Loire
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