'From victim to symbol': Chahinez Daoud's murderer goes on trial

Manon, 29, was found dead at his home in Bruay-sur-l'Escaut on Friday, March 21, 2025. Her husband was hospitalized as a result of his custody for spousal homicide. An online pool was launched to help his relatives and fund the funeral. A white walk should be scheduled in the coming days.

On the first day of the court hearing in Gironde, this Monday, the victim's ex-husband, Mounir Boutaa, tried for murder, delivered an absurd, conspiracyist and paranoid verbiage.

At the first hearing, on Monday 24 March, Mounir B. denounced a "association of criminals" who had come to destroy him. His wife's death, which he burned alive in 2021, despite seven complaints and handrails, had upset the country.

Chahinez Daoud: trial of "archetypal" femicide begins

In 2021, Mounir Boutaa shot his 31-year-old former partner Chahinez Daoud, whom he'd abused for years, before dousing her with gas and setting her on fire. The crime with national repercussions in France embodies the police and judicial dysfunctions that mark femicide cases.

'From victim to symbol': Chahinez Daoud's murderer goes on trial

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, March 24: The Turkish and international papers react to the arrest of Ekrem Imamoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival. Elsewhere, Chahinez Daoud's murderer goes on trial, as femicide continues to be a serious problem in France. Also, the Taiwanese President is taking a tougher stance on China. Finally, two campaigners are calling out a number of French bars, accusing them of not giving punters their m…

The trial for the murder of Shahinez Daoud, an Algerian woman burned alive in Merignac in 2021, began in front of the court d'Assizes de la Gironde. Four years after this tragic femicide, the alleged criminal, her ex-husband Mounir Boutaa, finds herself in the face of justice. This tragedy noted serious shortcomings in the French judicial and police system, raising crucial questions about the protection of women victims of domestic violence. A l…