Six French teenagers convicted in connection to beheading of school teacher

A photograph taken on October 16 shows a commemorative plaque for slain teacher Samuel Paty near the Bois d'Aulne school in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, outside of Paris [Bertrand Guay/Pool via Reuters]

A French court has convicted six teenagers in connection with the 2020 beheading of history teacher Samuel Paty, whose murder shocked the country.

In a decision on Friday, the court found five of the six defendants, aged 14 through 15 at the time of the attack, guilty of helping the attacker identify the teacher.