A French court hearing into the tragic 2020 murder of history teacher Samuel Paty has revealed the devastating consequences of a lie. A Muslim schoolgirl admitted to fabricating claims of Islamophobia against Paty, which incited a chain of events culminating in his brutal beheading by a jihadist.
Speaking through tears, the girl, who was 13 at the time of the murder, apologised to Paty's family, saying, "I apologise for my lie that brought us all back here... Without me, no one would be here," per a report from the Daily Mail.
