a former french soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for abducting and murdering an eight year old girl in a case that has horrified france. nordahl lelandais confessed to killing maelys de araujo who disappeared in august 2017 from a wedding in eastern france. the trial came months after lelandai was jailed for another murder. aru na iyengar reports. the three week trial in grenoble to getjustice for eight year old maelys de araujo, murdered in august 2017, has gripped france. waiting for the sentencing, her mother and sister. at the start of the trial, 39 year old nordahl lelandais said he killed maelys involuntarily. later, he admitted his actions were deliberate. the former soldier and dog handler was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 22 years. translation: i m happy with the verdict that - was pronounced today. the life sentence. that s what we got for not
and i think he wants to leave a legacy behind that he did recapture territory. we saw belarus which has been softly annexed because right now, putin controls basically the military side of belarus as well as having the territory to conduct exercises. and we know he has always wanted ukraine. he definitely does not want a democratic ukraine. so i think it s both about restoring legacy and also ensuring his neighbours do not have successful democracies because then, people inside russia are going to look and say, we want this type of country. a former french soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for abducting and murdering an eight year old girl in a case that has horrified france. nordahl lelandais confessed to killing maelys de araujo who disappeared in august 2017 from a wedding in eastern france. the trial came months
across the border in belgium, transport services were also disrupted. and patients in this hospital had a very lucky escape when a crane collapsed. whilst sunday is expected to bring some calm, another storm is on the horizon. it is forecast to hit while the netherlands is still clearing up the carnage caused by eunice. anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. a former french soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for abducting and murdering an eight year old girl in a case that has horrified france. nordahl lelandais confessed to killing maelys de araujo who disappeared in august 2017 from a wedding in eastern france. the trial came months after lelandai was jailed for another murder. aru na iyengar reports.
so they have 100 checkpoints set down across the downtown and what that means is that lives are being encumbered right now as police move in but i think they are generally happier to see this change in the disruption in their lives, because for the last three weeks, it s been a very different mood and they have not felt safe, and now they are starting to with police are saying they are in control. let s get some of the day s other news a former french soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for abducting and murdering an eight year old girl. nordahl lelandais had confessed to killing maelys de araujo, who disappeared from a wedding party four years ago. police searched for months for the girl before arresting lelandais, who was also a guest at the wedding. the 39 year old is already serving a 20 year sentence for the murder of another soldier. the brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, has said emergency funds amounting to half a million
to them, federal and local. that s probably going to happen today. martin savidge live in your hometown of cleveland. thank you. we re going to get new details from the cleveland department of public safety this morning. we re going to bring you that news conference live at 9:00 a.m. eastern, right here on cnn. the cleveland kidnapping case calls to mind other high profile abductions. many of the victims in those cases helped themselves by helping others get through the trauma. more now from cnn s kyung lah. reporter: she is the angelic face of abducted children who survived hell on earth. elizabeth smart. unwavering, determined. after brian mitchell was sentenced to life in prison for abducting and raping her for nine months. i would once again just like to express my gratitude to everyone that ever prayed for me, that ever searched for me, that ever put in time thinking about me, that made an effort to help bring me home. reporter: coming home has happened before in the w