Two years after the tragic murder of Lola, found dead in a suitcase in Paris, her mother, Delphine Daviet-Ropital, speaks out for the first time to Le Figaro. From her difficult reconstruction to the death of her husband and the upcoming trial of the main suspect, Dahbia B., the mother has opened up. Exactly two years ago, Lola was found dead. On October 14, 2022, the lifeless body of the 12-year-old girl was placed in a suitcase in the courtyard of the building where she lived with her parents in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. On Sunday, October 13, 2024, her mother, Delphine Daviet-Ropital, spoke for the first time since the tragic event in the columns of Le Figaro.
“My life will always be complicated,” she explained, adding that she is still on sick leave. Despite psychological sessions that help her a lot, the girl’s mother still prefers not to talk about what happened: “I have trouble being in reality and I do everything I can not to be there.” Despite the terrible drama, she fights for her son Thibault: “It is thanks to him that I am holding on, for him I am still standing.” For him too, the death of his sister in tragic circumstances was very difficult to bear.
A new death has hit the family of Lola’s mother. The drama surrounding the death of Lola, who was raped, tortured and killed, has changed her family’s life forever. In addition to the terrible shock of having lost a child, Delphine Daviet-Ropital had to cope with a new loss shortly after the death of her daughter. Just over a year after the death of her daughter, her husband and the little girl’s father died at the age of 49. “It was very complicated,” his wife told Le Figaro, adding: “We have lost him since day one. We did everything and tried everything, but there was nothing we could do.”
According to Delphine Daviet-Ropital, her husband, who had struggled with alcohol problems in the past and was very affected by the case, had started drinking again after the murder of their daughter. Even though the mother is now trying to rebuild herself with her son, she does not forget the upcoming trial. The main suspect, Dahbia B., is being tried for “murder and rape with torture and barbarism of a minor child under 15 years old.” “I am waiting to hear what the ‘other’ will say, her answers. You always wonder why,” said Delphine Daviet-Ropital, awaiting the trial.
