The French Gymnastics Federation responded to the murder of 12-year-old schoolgirl Lola, whose body was found in a suitcase in the courtyard of her dormitory in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.
The teenager performed aerobics. In the club where Lola was a member, the French Gymnastics Federation had set up a psychological support unit. “The appalling circumstances of her death plunge the members of the federation and the entire gymnastics community into deep sorrow and a sense of incomprehension,” the statement released said.
A 24-year-old woman, the main suspect in Lola’s murder, was taken into custody after being charged on Monday with “murder of a minor under the age of 15” in aggravated form and “rape of a minor with torture and barbaric acts”. Ouest-France