Hundreds gather for funeral of French schoolgirl whose killing sparked national outrage
Key takeaways
- Issued on: 12/06/2026 - 18:34Modified: 12/06/2026 - 18:35
- By: FRANCE 24 Pallbearers carry 11-year-old girl Lyhanna's coffin during the funeral ceremony in Fleurance, south western France on June 12, 2026.
- The body of the girl, named as Lyhanna, was found last week after she went missing on May 29 in the southwestern town of Fleurance.
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Flags flew at half-mast at the town hall in Fleurance in southwestern France on Friday as hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Lyhanna, an 11-year-old schoolgirl whose suspected murder sparked national outrage over the exposed failures in the judicial system.
Issued on: 12/06/2026 - 18:34Modified: 12/06/2026 - 18:35
By: FRANCE 24 Pallbearers carry 11-year-old girl Lyhanna's coffin during the funeral ceremony in Fleurance, south western France on June 12, 2026. © Ed Jones, AFP Several hundred people gathered in southwestern France on Friday to bid farewell to an 11-year-old girl whose suspected murder sparked protests across the country and exposed failures in the country's judicial system.