Found Deceased France, Louise Lasalle,11 yo, girl found dead in woods,8 feb. 2025

[seasideForest]

I am still stuck at the he viciously assaulted his own younger sister in front of the parents and they let him stay.

Unfortunately not completely unusual in dysfunctional / abusive families. It happened in my own when I was growing up. The last time it happened my brother and I were both university students. Of course, in my case it wasn't a "vicious" assault, it was not that bad, but it still shouldn't have happened. My brother had free range in that respect from around the time I started school.

Parents like mine look the other way, blame the victim, 'forget' what had happened the previous day, quibble about the exact meaning of "assault" etc etc.

I have cptsd and I've been in a lot of therapy and now know my experience is not unusual.

 

[ellabella]

I hope this child is provided rescue, or at least resoures for her family. I also hope he goes away long enough to never be a danger to her, as she was so brave to bring all this forward.

 

[worldwatcher]

Indeed.
Of course we wonder "Why?" Was she targeted, or was she simply in the wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time kind of thing?

"French media described the suspect as a “video game addict”, and Dulin said on Wednesday that he may have been looking for “somebody to rob” in an attempt “to calm down” after an altercation during an online video game.

But he “panicked” when Louise began to scream, Dulin added.

Le Parisien daily had earlier pointed to “the possibility of a sadistic act”. Although he was not known to suffer from psychiatric disorders, the suspect could be “very violent” and was known to have repeatedly beaten his younger sister, the newspaper added. "
‘Shocked’: France reels from brutal schoolgirl murder by alleged ‘video game addict’

It sounds so off, robbing an 11 yo girl...
Her phone waa found, close to her body and I don't think 11 yo carry much money in their pockets.

I have read that he followed her, and due to the facts that he seemed to live in the neighborhood of Louise, he must have known, she had a daily routine walking from school to her house, or noticed her before.
I wonder how old his little sister is, and why ninbody stopped his violence.
Moo

 

[seasideForest]

It sounds so off, robbing an 11 yo girl...
Her phone waa found, close to her body and I don't think 11 yo carry much money in their pockets.

Yes, that was my immediate thought too - how much money can you expect an 11 yo to carry around with them??

 

[Dotta]

"France shocked
by 'Fortnite' murder of schoolgirl:

'Frustrated' gaming fanatic, 23,
attacked 11-year-old and knifed her to death
after losing game and rowing with rival online,
Police reveal.

Owen L., 23, has admitted to murdering Louise Lasalle
in the French region of Essonne, south of Paris, on February 7
in a fit of rage after losing the online game.

'He was very angry after an argument with another gamer,'
prosecutor Gregoire Dulin revealed,
adding that Owen L.
is known to have tantrums when playing video games
and then leaving the house 'to calm himself down'.

Owen L. lived with his wealthy parents -
his 49-year-old father, a senior executive at a bank, and his 48-year-old mother, an HR manager -
and was described by his sister
as 'violent, nervous and aggressive'."

Gaming fanatic lured girl, 11, into woods then knifed her to death

Gaming fanatic Owen L., 23, has admitted to murdering Louise Lasalle in Essonne, south of Paris, on February 7, telling police he killed her after losing at 'Fortnite'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Sarahlou]

I'm disgusted by so much here. Poor Louise.
What a monster. Also, shame on his parents. His poor sister not being protected from getting beaten by her brother.
Ugh.