Accused Bacot (centre) arrives with a relative at the Chalon-sur-Saone Courthouse prior to the opening hearing of her trial on charges of murdering her stepfather turned husband, who she claimed abused her since she was 12. Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP
A French woman went on trial on Monday for killing the man who raped her for years as her stepfather before becoming her husband and pimp.
The story of Valerie Bacot has moved campaigners against domestic violence, with hundreds of thousands of people signing a petition for her release.
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