France ‘Profoundly Shaken’ by Schoolgirl’s Slaying in Paris

France ‘Profoundly Shaken’ by Schoolgirl’s Slaying in Paris
People stand outside the building where the body of 12-year-old schoolgirl was discovered in a trunk, in Paris on Oct. 19, 2022. Michel Euler/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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PARIS—The slaying of a 12-year-old girl whose body was found inside a plastic box in a Paris building courtyard has left France “profoundly shaken,” the French government said Wednesday.

A 24-year-old woman who was arrested Saturday in a northeastern suburb of the capital is in custody on charges of murder and rape of a minor, torture, acts of barbarity and concealment of a corpse, the Paris state prosecutor said Monday. A 43-year-old man is also in custody, charged with helping to hide the girl’s body, according to a prosecutors’ statement.