The autopsy of Lyhanna, 11, found dead in Gers, revealed that the child was the victim of rape. Jérôme Barella’s biological profile was found on the child’s intimate areas.
The autopsy of Lyhanna, 11 years old, found dead in Gers, revealed that the child was the victim of rape, BFMTV learned from reliable sources this Thursday, June 18. Jérôme Barella’s biological profile was found on Lyhanna’s intimate areas.
The family was notified of this information on Wednesday. From now on, the investigation must determine the circumstances of this rape. The causes of the little girl’s death are not yet known; assessments are still underway.
“Faced with the worst that could happen to a child and parents, their anger is matched only by their disgust. The family asks that their privacy and privacy be respected. No further comments will be made,” writes the lawyer for Lyhanna’s family, Me François Roujou of Boubée, in a press release.
When asked, the Agen prosecutor and Jérôme Barella’s lawyer did not wish to react.
Several other procedures targeting Jérôme Barella
For the moment, Jérôme Barella, a 41-year-old father, who remained silent before the investigating judge, is indicted for “kidnapping” and “confinement of a 15-year-old minor”.
Arrested by the gendarmes the day after the disappearance, he has been in provisional detention since his indictment on June 1. According to our information, Jérôme Barella has still not been summoned by the investigating magistrate for additional indictment for the murder, and now the rape.
The suspect is also accused of sexual assault on children in several other proceedings. In parallel with the legal proceedings against Jérôme Barella, indicted for the kidnapping of Lyhanna, his brother and his father are also implicated in other cases of child crime or spousal rape.
