French teenager charged with murder over teacher killing: lawyer

By AFP
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Published February 25, 2023

BAYONNE, France: Prosecutors on Friday charged a 16-year-old boy with murder over the fatal stabbing of his Spanish teacher during class earlier this week in southwest France, his lawyer said.

The teenager reported a “little voice” suggested he kill Agnes Lassalle, 52, at the school in the southwestern seaside town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz on Wednesday, according to a prosecutor. Lawyer Thierry Sagardoytho told journalists that his client would be held in custody at an unnamed “facility that will take into account his youth and the care he needs”.

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