Gérald Darmanin will not resign, but he apologised for the handling of the primary suspect in an 11-year-old girl's murder and asked France's public prosecutors to re-examine the country's 70,000 legal complaints under review for alleged crimes against children. #EuropeNews

"Je suis furieux de cette situation", a dénoncé le ministre, faisant valoir "un immense échec" dans le traitement pénal du suspect.

The suspect in Lyhanna’s disappearance previously faced multiple allegations of preying on young victims but was not taken into custody.