The murder trial has opened at Pontoise near Paris of two minors who are accused of having harassed, beaten and then thrown 14-year-old secondary school student Alisha into the river Seine, where she drowned. The trial will continue behind closed doors.
The alleged killers, a boy and a girl, were 15 years old at the time of the events in March 2021. If found guilty, they each face 20 years in prison.