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French town buries murdered child as questions mount over police failings
Key takeaways
- Hugh Schofield In Paris EPAAn 11-year-old girl called Lyhanna, murdered two weeks ago in south-western France, has been buried amid persistent public anger at failings that left her suspected killer at large.
- Fellow residents joined the girl's family for a funeral ceremony before she was interred in the cemetery of the small town of Fleurance, 50km (30 miles) west of Toulouse.
- Mayors across the broader Gers region called on people to gather in support of the family outside town halls, where flags were flown at half-mast.
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Hugh Schofield In Paris EPAAn 11-year-old girl called Lyhanna, murdered two weeks ago in south-western France, has been buried amid persistent public anger at failings that left her suspected killer at large.
Fellow residents joined the girl's family for a funeral ceremony before she was interred in the cemetery of the small town of Fleurance, 50km (30 miles) west of Toulouse.
Mayors across the broader Gers region called on people to gather in support of the family outside town halls, where flags were flown at half-mast.
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