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Daniel Ivers · 06/09/2026

Lyhanna Affair: Criticism of Judiciary and Calls for Reforms After Fatal Child Murder

Fleurance – 09.06.2026: The small town of Fleurance in southwestern France is at the center of a nationwide debate on the functioning of the judiciary following the tragic death of eleven-year-old Lyhanna. Lyhanna disappeared at the end of May and was found dead in early June. The main suspect, Jérôme Barella, a 41-year-old father and family acquaintance, had previously been reported multiple times on suspicion of sexual abuse of minors.…

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