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"I lost everything": Halima El Bakhti says she is a victim of her...

The accused explained that her daughter was constantly looking at the front door, as if to say that she wanted to go out.

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Key facts

  • At the Blois court on Thursday, November 12, Halima El Bakhti was questioned for the last time about the death of her daughter, Inass Touloub. The…
  • The defendant explained that her daughter constantly looked at the front door, as if to say that she wanted to go out. Asked what Inass meant to her,…
  • The advocate general told her:"You would have suffered extremely violent acts from your mother, and that would explain why you would have reproduced…

At the Blois court on Thursday, November 12, Halima El Bakhti was questioned for the last time about the death of her daughter, Inass Touloub. The child's tortured body was found on August 11, 1987, alongside the A10 motorway.

The defendant explained that her daughter constantly looked at the front door, as if to say that she wanted to go out. Asked what Inass meant to her, she said in one breath:"That I miss her very much, that I loved her, as I did her brothers and sisters, that I regret it infinitely.".

The advocate general told her:"You would have suffered extremely violent acts from your mother, and that would explain why you would have reproduced that violence on your daughter.".

Over the course of the hearing, questions drew on statements made by Halima El Bakhti during the proceedings. It was also asked whether, from birth, Inass had not had a problem.

Dig deeper

Who is Halima El Bakhti?

She is the defendant heard at the Blois court over the death of her daughter, Inass Touloub, whose body was found in 1987.

Who is Inass Touloub?

She is the daughter of Halima El Bakhti, who died as a child; her body was discovered on August 11, 1987, beside the A10 motorway.

What is the Blois court?

It is the court in Blois, in Loir-et-Cher, where the defendant was questioned for the last time on November 12.

What is the A10?

It is the motorway linking the Paris region to southwestern France; the child’s body was found beside it.

What is the role of the advocate general?

She is the magistrate who brings the prosecution; she suggested that violence suffered in childhood may have been repeated against Inass.

Why does this hearing matter?

It closes the questioning of the defendant about a long-ago child’s death, linking her statements in the proceedings, her own past, and her daughter’s condition from birth.

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