Moroccan Court Sentences Child Killer to 25 Years for 3-Year-Old’s Murder

The second defendant was acquitted in this case that goes back to January 2019, when the girl was found dead in a forest near Driouech, in northern Morocco.

According to Hibapress, the trial, which lasted nearly 3 months, had begun in July with a preliminary investigation conducted by the investigating judge on the charges, including involuntary manslaughter following a kidnapping.

On January 22, 2019, the body of little Ikhlass was found by the Royal Gendarmerie in a forest near the town where her parents lived. Several people had then been arrested by the police, including her uncle.