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Protests in France as Man Who Killed Jewish Woman Avoids Trial
(Guardian-UK) Kim Willsher - Thousands of protesters have rallied in Paris and across France after the killer of a Jewish woman was declared unfit to stand trial because he was judged to have suffered a psychotic episode caused by cannabis use. Kobili Traore is accused of beating Sarah Halimi, 65, a retired French doctor, while crying "Allahu Akbar" and reciting Quranic verses on April 4, 2017. He then threw her from the balcony of her Paris apartment where she had lived for 30 years. The decision by France's highest court prompted anger among Halimi's family and the wider community. Demonstrations were also organized in Rome, Tel Aviv, London, Los Angeles, Miami and New York. French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a change of law.