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France: Residents March to Demand Answers in Case of Missing 9-Year-Old Girl

HeadlineDec 28, 2017

In France, hundreds of residents of a small French Alpine town marched silently in the pouring rain Wednesday to demand answers in the case of the disappearance of a 9-year-old girl. Maëlys de Araujo went missing while attending a family wedding in late August. A fellow guest at the wedding, a 34-year-old former military dog trainer, is being investigated for kidnapping and murder. The girl’s DNA was found in the man’s car, but he denies involvement in the crime. This is Nadine, one of the hundreds who marched on Wednesday.

Nadine: “I also have three children and two grandchildren, so it’s true that it’s quite earth-shattering. In a small village like this, we think it will never happen to us. But it does, actually. It happens everywhere, unfortunately. It’s not easy. It’s especially hard for the parents, so I think if people come to support them, it’s always a help for the family.”

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