14-year-old Marion Rousset from Bouguenais, France, was a typical teenager. She had many friends and
14-year-old Marion Rousset from Bouguenais, France, was a typical teenager. She had many friends and enjoyed doing all the things that teenagers enjoyed. However, her home life was not perfect which resulted in Marion often running away. After two long weeks of being away from home, Marion finally made the decision to return to her mother’s home. However, little did she know that she would never see her family again. On 19 March, 2012, a day before she was due to return home, Marion was in a public restroom when she was approached by 29-year-old Yannick Luende Bothelo. Yannick threw himself onto Marion and raped her, before killing her with 68 stab wounds. A few hours later, a passer-by discovered her corpse and called the police. Yannick was detained that afternoon after assaulting two elderly men. Police discovered Marion’s mobile phone in his possession and questioned why he had her phone. Yannick admitted to police in custody that he had killed Marion, explaining that he had a divine mission and that he wanted to talk to the then-president Nicolas Sarkozy. Yannick was evaluated by a panel of psychiatrists and diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. They concluded that he was not sane at the time of the murder. On 17 November, 2016, Yannick was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of Marion Rousset. He received the heaviest penalty provided by the French Penal Code, which means that no adjustment or remission of sentence can be considered before the offender has served a minimum of 30 years. Yannick later appealed this decision of the Assize Court of Loire-Atlantique and demanded a new trial. However, he eventually abandoned this appeal. He wrote to his lawyer saying: “Cancel everything, I do not want to go to trial anymore, I said everything at the first trial. What I need is death, not a trial. Do not force me to go because I will not say anything. Tell my family, do not come to see me”. -- source link
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