https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Bruno Cholet, a serial rapist who operated an illegal taxi in Paris, was sentenced to life on Friday for the brutal 2008 murder of Swedish student Susanna Zetterberg. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120914/illegal-cab-driver-gets-life-for-swedish-student-murder Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:12:00 +0200 illegal-cab-driver-gets-life-for-swedish-student-murder A French prosecutor on Thursday demanded that the man accused of the murder of a Swedish student in Paris be sentenced to life in prison with a stipulation that he serves a minimum of 22 years behind bars. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120913/man-gets-life-for-swedish-student-murder Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:19:00 +0200 man-gets-life-for-swedish-student-murder A Frenchman accused of the 2008 murder of a Swedish student on Friday delayed the resumption of his trial by taking off all his clothes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120907/murder-accused-strips-in-front-of-court Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:52:00 +0200 murder-accused-strips-in-front-of-court The mother of an illegal taxi driver charged with the 2008 kidnapping and murder of a Swedish student in Paris on Wednesday asked a court to show leniency to her "good boy". https://www.thelocal.fr/20120906/taxi-drivers-mother-my-sons-a-good-boy Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:06:39 +0200 taxi-drivers-mother-my-sons-a-good-boy The trial opened in Paris Tuesday of an illegal taxi driver and convicted rapist alleged to have kidnapped and brutally murdered a Swedish student after picking her up outside a Paris nightclub. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120904/paris-cab-driver-on-trial-for-swedish-students-murder Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:49:00 +0200 paris-cab-driver-on-trial-for-swedish-students-murder