Sihem Belouahmia, 18, disappeared in Alès (Gard) on January 25, 2023. Mahfoud H., the ex-partner of Sihem's cousin, was taken into custody by the gendarmes of the Nîmes research section.
The following night, he confessed to the murder and led investigators to the place where he left the schoolgirl's body. The crime would have occurred ‘after an argument linked to their romantic relationship’