Dahbia B: Homeless woman who boasted about selling body parts charged with raping, murdering Lola Daviet
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PARIS, FRANCE: A homeless woman has been taken into custody and charged with the tragic death of a 12-year-old schoolgirl after her body parts were found inside a suitcase in Paris. Dahbia B has been accused of raping and torturing Lola Daviet before killing her on Friday, October 14.
The indictment of the 24-year-old suspect happened after the victim’s remains were reportedly discovered in the inner courtyard of a building in the suitcase with "1" and "0" marked on her chest. The little girl’s feet and wrists were reportedly tied and her face was taped. Later, a post-mortem report released on Saturday, October 15, stated that her cause of death was asphyxiation after a physical attack. The examination also concluded that a knife was used to mutilate her body.
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An investigation source, as reported by The Daily Mail, said, “The suspect had boasted about selling body parts. Evidence suggests that the girl was taken into the basement of the flat, where she was tortured, and raped, before being strangled and having her throat cut. The suspect is believed to suffer with serious psychological problems. She was living on the street, but had friends and family in the Paris area.”
Also, a judicial source claimed that the arrested woman has been slapped with “the murder of a child under 15, rape, and torture” charges. Before Dahbia was charged, local law enforcement officials had suspected and detained six people, including the suspect’s elder sister Friha. Now they, however, are being treated as innocents but a 43-year-old man is facing charges for apparently providing Dahbia with a car over the weekend.
According to an insider, “The alleged murderer somehow earned her victim's confidence and led her into a cellar below the building, where the attack happened. The attacker had been talking about selling organs and body parts, but none of this makes sense. She acted alone and gratuitously, and defiled her victim before killing her.”
This comes after Lola’s mother, Delphine, had shared a post on Facebook in the hope of finding her daughter. She had posted a photo of her daughter as well as the accused while writing, “Alert abduction of our daughter Lola seen last time at 15:20 in the company of a girl we don't know in our residence. She got white jeans on A white sweater with a hood As well as his grey backpack. Please help us find her. Don't hesitate to call the police at the Paris police station 75019 Or call us at 0652897307 Or 0695346676.”
Besides, previously a witness had reportedly said, “We saw her entering the building. She [the suspect] was alone, and she came out a little later. We saw her half-an-hour later with the suitcase, she was speaking to everyone, she looked a little crazy. She was struggling to carry the suitcase, we thought it was because it was heavy items and she was quite slim - we never thought it was a body. It was 5pm and she was walking around with that suitcase, she even left it outside a café and went to the bakery opposite to buy a croissant as it nothing had happened.”