A 42-year-old man appeared in the box of the accused of the Assize Court of Lyon since Wednesday for the murder of Anne-Laure Castro. The young escort-girl was found dead in the Rhône in the fall of 2019, of which he is the last client.

Alassane S. faces 30 years in prison but claims his innocence, as he did, with condescension and vehemence throughout the investigation of the judicial police of Lyon. The verdict is expected on Friday.