Outcry over judicial missteps linked to missing girl prompts French govt reckoning

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An 11-year-old girl named Lyhanna vanished from a small town in southern France on May 29, sparking a government crisis over how authorities mishandled her case. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu summoned the interior and justice ministers Friday to answer for judicial failures and missed chances to intervene before her disappearance. The case has ignited public fury over systemic breakdowns in child protection protocols, forcing France's leadership to reckon with the gaps that allowed a preventable tragedy to unfold.