Cécile Bourgeon, the mother of little Fiona, is tried with her ex-companion for the death of the girl in 2013, before the Assises du Rhône, in Lyon.

The public prosecutor requested 30 years in prison on Tuesday against her and her ex-companion Berkane Makhlouf.

The public prosecutor requested 30 years of imprisonment on Tuesday against Cécile Bourgeon, Fiona's mother who died in 2013 at the age of 5, and her ex-companion Berkane Makhlouf during a new appeal trial before the Assizes du Rhône. According to Advocate General Joël Sollier, Berkane Makhlouf - sentenced to 20 years in prison at first instance - would have dealt the fatal blows to the girl with the complicity of his former partner Cécile Bourgeon, whose fourth trial highlighted the "chameleon" personality .