France, June 22 -- An investigation by the services of the General Inspectorates of Justice (IGJ) and the National Gendarmerie (IGGN) was delivered Monday morning to Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu.

Upon reading the report, Lecornu wrote on social media that "the protection chain failed", adding that it was "neither a simple administrative malfunction, nor or a lack of resources".

The report, based on around 30 interviews, highlights a series of failures that allowed Jerome Barella, the main suspect in the disappearance and death of 11-year-old Lyhanna, to avoid prosecution, despite rape cases filed against him months earlier.

Lyhanna disappeared in the town of Fleurance in southwestern France on 29 May, and her body was found six day...