Woman on trial in France for killing, dismembering work rival (2) A French woman has gone on trial charged with killing a work rival, chopping up the corpse and dumping the body parts in a canal.\\n\\nSophie Masala, a 55-year-old mother of two, appeared in the dock in Toulouse in a black suit and light-coloured blouse, occasionally shaking her head in disagreement as the indictment was read.\\n\\nLeaving court at the end of the first day of the trial, the accused's lawyer Pierre Dunac spoke about his client's psychological state. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES\\n