A woman who raped, tortured and murdered a 12-year-old girl in Paris three years ago was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.

The case sent shockwaves through France and reignited a heated debate over the country's immigration policies.View on euronews

A suspect was arrested this week in connection with the attempted rape of a woman on a train near Paris after a video of the incident went viral on social media, according to judicial officials. The Creteil prosecutor's office told The Associated Press on Sunday that the suspect was taken into custody Friday as part of the investigation.

Psychologists were stumped by the seemingly disorder-free personality of Algerian woman Dahbia Benkired, whose rape and murder of a Paris schoolgirl became a lightning rod for anti-immigration groups in France.

Jhordana Dias, 26, a Brazilian national, was allegedly sexually assaulted by a man on a Paris train on October 16 until a fellow passenger's filming forced the attacker to flee

A 24-year-old Chinese woman was indicted for allegedly stealing nearly $2 million worth of gold nuggets from Paris' National Museum of Natural History.

A woman who raped and murdered 12 year-old Lola Daviet in Paris has been handed a rare whole-life sentence in a case that has shocked France. Dahbia Benkired, aged 27, must spend at least 30 years in prison after a panel of judges and a jury decided to impose the country's harshest possible penalty.