Inass trial: personality of the accused at the heart of the sixth day
On the sixth day of the trial of the "martyr of the A10", the proceedings focus on the personality of Halima El Bakhti and Ahmed Touloub. A neurological examination is still pending for the septuagenarian.
Inass trial: proceedings on the personality of the parents
According to BFM TV, the trial of the parents of young Inass, found dead on the side of the A10 motorway in 1987, enters its sixth day of hearings. The proceedings are now expected to concentrate on the personality of Halima El Bakhti and Ahmed Touloub, both accused of "acts of torture and barbarism resulting in death without the intention to cause death" for the mother, and of "complicity" for the father.
Ahmed Touloub's lawyer requested an additional neurological examination at the opening of the trial. An expert examined the septuagenarian on Friday; the results are awaited to determine his fitness to stand trial. Halima El Bakhti was herself questioned for several hours on Friday afternoon. She acknowledged slapping her daughter while denying other violence. She refers to a "dark period" of which she has no memory and claims that Inass was alive on 11 August 1987 when departing for holiday, before ceasing to breathe during the journey.
The case, which shocked France, dates back nearly forty years. The child's remains had been discovered lifeless on the side of the A10 motorway.
Source: BFM TV