France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school near Paris four years ago, a horrific death that shocked the country. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin was at the courtroom in the French capital.

The charges the defendants faced ranged from inciting hatred to complicity in a terrorist killing.

A French court sentenced eight people to prison terms ranging from one to 16 years for their roles in a hate campaign that culminated in the murder of a teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in class.

Eight individuals have been convicted over their roles in the 2020 beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin was at the courtroom in the French capital.

A French court sentenced eight people to prison terms ranging from one to 16 years for their roles in a hate campaign that culminated in the murder of Samuel Paty, a teacher who had shown caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in class.

Verdict reached in trial for murder of French teacher who showed Prophet Muhammad cartoons, with emotional reactions from families.