France, June 11 -- Lyhanna disappeared in the town of Fleurance in southwestern France on 29 May. Her body was found six days later in an abandoned grain silo.

The case has triggered a national debate over child protection and the justice system after it emerged that the main suspect had already been accused nine months earlier of repeatedly raping another schoolgirl.

Despite a complaint being filed, he had still not been questioned, raising questions about the actions of police and prosecutors.

Government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon said reports by France's justice and gendarmerie inspectorates are expected on 19 June and should help determine whether the failures were the result of individual mistakes or wider systemic problems.

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