Affaire Lyhanna : la France sous le choc

Lyhanna, an 11-year-old middle school student, has been missing since Friday, May 29, 2026. On Thursday, a body was found in Puycasquier, a town near Fleurance in the Gers department, where the young girl was last seen. Jérôme Barella, a man in his forties, was arrested last weekend and taken into custody. This Friday, June 5, the autopsy formally identified the body. Watch the video recap of these seven days that plunged the Gers region into horror. President Emmanuel Macron stated that he is "with Lyhanna's family. I wish to express the affection of the entire nation [to the family]. It is clear that there was a failure. [...] Flaws have been revealed. These must now be clarified, with very swift investigations." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find all the latest news on: ✍️ Ouest-France, France's leading daily newspaper ▶️ https://www.ouest-france.fr/actualite... 📩 News delivered to your inbox with our newsletters ▶️ https://www.ouest-france.fr/newsletters/ 🔔 Continuous news updates also on: 💬 Facebook ▶️ https://www.facebook.com/ouestfrance/... 📸 Instagram ▶️ https://www.instagram.com/ouestfrance... 🎶 TikTok ▶️ https://www.tiktok.com/@ouestfrance?l... 🦋 Bluesky ▶️ https://bsky.app/profile/ouest-france.fr