Sarah Halimi. Image Courtesy of the Confédération des Juifs de France et des amis d’Israël)
Sarah Halimi. Image Courtesy of the Confédération des Juifs de France et des amis d’Israël) 
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Man Who Brutally Murdered A 66 Year Old Jewish Women In France Will Not Stand Trial 

BySwarajya Staff

Kobili Traore who was charged for the alleged murder of his neighbour, 66-year-old Jewish Sarah Halimi, in 2017 will not stand trial, reports The Times Of Israel.

Traore first beat her for one hour while calling her a demon and shouting about Allah, before throwing her body from the window of her third-story apartment.

The French court ruled that Traore “can’t be held criminally responsible for Sarah Halimi’s killing because he was in a psychotic state from marijuana use.”

The appeals court, decision Thursday (19 December) ended Traore’s detention and he is now been ordered to be hospitalised or made to attend a drug rehabilitation program.

The court also ordered security measures be put in place for the next 20 years, including a ban on him from contacting the victim’s relatives or returning to the crime scene.

The court also said ruled Traore “does appear to have voluntarily ended the life of Sarah Halimi,”and added that the killing was partly because of anti-Semitism.

After extensive tests, it was determined that Traore was mentally sound to stand trial but during the time of Halimi’s murder he was in a state of “acute delirium.”

Sarah Halimi was a physician and kindergarten teacher and two years prior to murdering Traore, he called his daughter “dirty Jewess”, the daughter has said.