The funeral of Emma, the 14-year-old girl stabbed by her boyfriend in Clessé (Saône-et-Loire) takes place this Friday.
After the body was discovered on Thursday morning, suspicion quickly fell on her boyfriend, who was arrested at a nearby college the two attended.
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In police custody, the schoolboy confirmed having made an appointment with his girlfriend whom he often found at night and "having stabbed her three times in the neck", according to the elements communicated by the justice.
The victim "tried to flee, but the suspect tried to strangle him and then stabbed him again", according to the same source.
The schoolboy was indicted on Friday and imprisoned in an establishment with a section for minors and a psychiatric health unit.
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A 14-year-old girl killed in Saône-et-Loire, stabbed by her boyfriend
The psychiatric examination of the young boy concluded to a significant alteration of discernment, without abolition, which opens the way to a criminal sanction.
Without a criminal record, this minor risks up to 20 years in prison for murder.
On Monday, a thousand people dressed in white, carrying white roses, marched silently through the village of Clessé, in tribute to Emma.
Her riding friends carried a “For Emma” sign, with little words and little paper hearts, in the procession which included three ponies, including Rubis, the one she used to ride.
