Rédouine Faïd, a 51-year-old convicted burglar who escaped prison in 2018 aboard a hijacked helicopter went on trial in Paris on Tuesday, alongside eleven suspected accomplices. He faces life in prison over his brazen getaway.
Faïd was serving time for burglary when accomplices hijacked a helicopter and landed it in the courtyard of Réau prison, southeast of Paris, on the morning of 1 July, 2018.
