Silent March in France Honors 11-Year-Old Lyhanna After Suspected Murder by Man Previously Accused of Child Sex Abuse
Hundreds joined a silent march Sunday in memory of Lyhanna, whose body was found last week after she went missing May 29 near Fleurance.
France 24A silent march took place across France on Sunday to remember 11-year-old Lyhanna, whose body was recovered last week after she disappeared on May 29 near the southwestern town of Fleurance. The march followed public anger that grew once it became known the main suspect in her death had previously faced accusations of sexually abusing children and that police had not acted on those earlier reports.
Lyhanna went missing on May 29 near Fleurance.
France 24 reported that the case has prompted widespread outrage across the country. The prior accusations against the suspect and the lack of police response were cited by demonstrators as central reasons for the march.
