After the judgment rendered by the Tangier Court of Appeal condemning the murderer of little Adnane Bouchouf to the death penalty, the Rabat Court of Cassation confirmed this Wednesday the same judgment for the accused, we learn from concordant sources. The defense of the accused had appealed on points of law once morest the judgment of the death penalty.
January 2021, the 24-year-old murderer was convicted on counts of kidnapping, forcible confinement, indecent assault and premeditated murder.
In addition, three other people prosecuted in the same case had each received 4 months in prison, for “concealing a crime committed” and “not denouncing the facts”.
As a reminder, the murder of Adnane Bouchouf caused a wave of indignation in Morocco. The 11-year-old child was found, in September 2020, a lifeless body, buried not far from his home, following being kidnapped, raped and killed by the main defendant in the case.
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