Eight convicted over beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in Paris

Paty, 47, was killed outside his school days after showing his class cartoons of the prophet Muhammad

Eight people have been convicted in a French anti-terrorism court of involvement in the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty outside his school four years ago.

Paty, 47, was killed outside his school near Paris on 16 October 2020, days after showing his class cartoons of the prophet Muhammad during a debate on free expression. The assailant, an 18-year-old Russian of Chechen origin, was shot to death by police.