Residents of the commune of Epinay-sur-Orge (Essonne), some twenty kilometers south of Paris, mourn the death of an 11-year-old schoolgirl found stabbed to death in the woods in Longjumeau, a neighboring commune. Around a hundred people attended a ceremony dedicated to her in the local chapel, and lit candles were brought in by local residents who had come to pay their respects with their families. "It's a tragedy for the parents," says Nadine Martin, employed at a local school. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES