Bourg-en-Bresse, France, June 23, 2025 (AFP) - French woman who burned grandfather alive faces life sentence

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A woman found guilty of killing her bedridden grandfather by setting fire to his mattress went back on trial in France Monday, facing life behind bars after prosecutors appealed a previous sentence they deemed too lenient. The 95-year-old victim was found dead from severe burns and smoke inhalation in his bed in August 2020. Emilie G., 33, has admitted killing her grandfather in what she called "an act of love" to end his suffering. A court foun......

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