French court jails man for burning alive pregnant girlfriend

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BEAUVAIS – A court in France sentenced a man to 18 years in prison on Friday for stabbing and then burning alive his 15-year-old girlfriend. The 2019 killing of the secondary school student, identified in court only as Shaina, revived outrage in France over the number of...

In response, Shaina’s brother, Yasin, cried out angrily.

“Why, why?” he said in reaction to the verdict, following four-hour deliberations. “You’re wrong, I’m innocent.”The case made waves in France, where a woman is murdered by her partner or former partner every three days, according to official figures. Graphic images of her assault had been posted online with the aim, according to lawyers, of showing Shaina as a person “who they can sleep with but also get rid of”.

 

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