Who is Fouad, the Moroccan suspected of the murder of a young woman in Avignon?

Fouad L., a 34-year-old man from Morocco, is the main suspect in the murder of Barbara, a 24-year-old young woman found dead last December in her Avignon studio. Arrested in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, he should soon be extradited to France where he will be tried.

What is the profile of Fouad L.? This man is known to the police. He has a long criminal record: 17 convictions for serious offenses such as carrying weapons, death threats, aggravated violence, kidnapping, sequestration with acts of torture and barbarism, as well as drug trafficking, reports Le Figaro. In 2017, Fouad L. and his brother Nabil received a four-year prison sentence for stabbing a man after a simple exchange of glances. “If you wake up the devil in me, you will find me,” he said in court, illustrating his ultraviolent profile. In February 2023, he was sentenced to two years in prison after a violent attack against a 23-year-old young man. During his arrest by the RAID, the police discovered a machine gun, ammunition, a bulletproof vest and drugs at his home.