The trial of eight individuals accused of involvement in the 2020 decapitation of French history teacher Samuel Paty commenced on November 4 in Paris. The attendees included two main suspects facing life sentences for complicity in a terrorist assassination. The prosecuting judge detailed the harrowing events surrounding Paty’s death, triggered by social media videos that incited hatred against him. As the court aims to unravel the factors leading up to the attack, including the preparations of the attacker, public and family members seek clarity and justice for the heinous crime.