A year after the tragic murder of their 19-year-old daughter, Philippine’s parents spoke with Le Figaro to honor her memory but also describe their ongoing hellish struggle to life without their daughter, with the mother saying she is now “half-dead.” Philippine, described by her parents as “full of life, radiant, intelligent, and loving,” was a top student who was killed in the Bois de Boulogne on September 20, 2024, by a criminal rapist and illegal Moroccan migrant with a deportation order.
The Moroccan migrant, who was subject to a French deportation order for a previous rape that he was convicted of, remains in jail in connection with her death.
The parents say they want to remain non-confrontational.
“That is not our mindset. What we want is to pay tribute to Philippine,” Loïc, the father, said.
However, Le Figaro reported that the parents still harbor a deep and quiet anger.
FRANCE: The far left is attacking any memorial to 19-year-old Philippine, who was raped and murdered by an illegal migrant.
"No sooner had we finished (putting up posters to pay tribute to Philippine) when far-left militants were laughing and ripping them off." pic.twitter.com/GahOcOV4eD
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) October 2, 2024“The more we learn, the more we see dysfunctions. And when we talk about it face-to-face, it’s never anyone’s fault. Those who failed in their duty didn’t have a single word for Philippine; no one sent a wreath to her grave. It shows how little they feel guilty or responsible,” Blandine, the mother, said,
The parents do not name any names of the politicians or authorities they believe failed to protect their daughter.
“But we have enough grief not to beat our heads against a wall. Maybe I will be angrier when I have less pain.” However, they both agreed that the Moroccan should have never been able to harm their daughter.
“This individual should never have been in her path, so it’s even more revolting,” the parents told Le Figaro.
That fateful day
On that fateful day, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, Philippine left Paris-Dauphine University around 2 p.m. to walk to her student room. In the Bois de Boulogne, she crossed paths with Taha Oualidat, a 22-year-old Moroccan man with a prior conviction for rape. An autopsy later confirmed that the Moroccan strangled Philippine to death.
For the past year, her parents, Loïc and Blandine, have kept a fluorescent light on in her room in the family home in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, as if to maintain her presence. Philippine grew up in this peaceful neighborhood and was known as the sibling who excelled at everything.
France lost Philippine Le Noir de Carlan after failing to deport Taha Oualidat, who already raped another student in 2019.
He served 5 years in prison, but instead of being deported as ordered, he remained in France to murder Philippine. pic.twitter.com/gpVzmX7N0N
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) October 10, 2024“Philippine is perfect; she knows how to do everything and does everything well,” shared one of her older sisters. Her parents, who still live in the same house, can hear children playing in the nearby “Philippine Square” from their home.
Though they are private people, her parents felt it was important to share her story.
“It’s important for us to talk about Philippine; she was wonderful,” Blandine began.
Loïc added, “We received hundreds of letters. The church square was full during the funeral. It was completely overwhelming. This article is also to thank all those people who were so moved and shocked by what happened.”
🇫🇷 JUST IN: An Algerian migrant was arrested after stabbing to death Kylian B., a 17-year-old French boxing champion, outside a nightclub.
Just last week, 19-year-old Philippine was raped and murdered by an illegal Moroccan migrant who already raped another woman 5 years ago. pic.twitter.com/3U401FrLUU
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) September 30, 2024After high school, Philippine had many prestigious university options, but she chose Paris-Dauphine to study Economics and Financial Engineering. She was not only brilliant but also incredibly hardworking. Her mother explained, “When she did presentations with friends, she would redo everything before handing in the document. She would stay up all night, but she wanted it to be perfect. She always wanted to give the best of herself.”
Her father noted, “She was very demanding of herself and therefore very demanding of others.”
The family noted how often Philippine came home to visit and stay with them, despite studying in Paris In fact, Philippine had already envisioned having a large family. Her mother recalled with tenderness, “I have a photo of Philippine with a baby. She had a gift for communicating with toddlers and captivating their attention.”
Le Figaro paints a picture of a family that will remain forever haunted by what they lost. The paper describes photos of Philippine and her smile, which fill the family living room.
Philippine’s parents reminisce about family vacations, Philippine making cakes for her sisters, and days spent splashing in lakes with her siblings — all the memories that fill a young life.
She was also known for her sharp wit and honesty. As her mother described, “People generally took it well because she did it with a lot of love. She loved people.”
Loyal to her friends from middle school, whom she called “the seven little dwarfs,” Philippine was a central figure in their group. “They would meet up regularly; I don’t know what they talked about,” her mother chuckled. She was also an avid scout, with friends remembering her kindness, joy, and “always well-placed” jokes.
For an association, she spent two years preparing a camp to help children in Romania.
At her funeral, her friends wrote, “We will continue to grow, to laugh, to cry, to eat cookies, to party, and to go on adventures with you. We are going to live for you, dream for you, accomplish great things for you. We will miss your smile and your laughter forever. You are now the star who will guide each of us in our lives.”
Le Figaro reports that Philippine was a deeply altruistic person. When she became old enough, she donated her blood and even her hair to charities that make wigs for cancer patients.
“That made a big impression on me, and I often think about it,” Blandine shared. “Her hair was very important to her… She grew her hair out, and one day she gave it away.”
🇫🇷‼️ 15-year-old Matisse was stabbed to death by an Afghan migrant teen in France last April.
He was stabbed a total of 12 times in the chest and died at the scene. As Matisse lay dying on the ground, his killer's mother bent over him and slapped him in the face.
The Afghan was… pic.twitter.com/0fUTM3vX45
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) May 29, 2025Blandine and Loïc are still trying to rebuild their lives. Both have returned to work part-time.
Blandine finds comfort in her faith but struggles to move on.
“I am Catholic; I am convinced that Philippine is with the Father,” she said. “I buried my daughter, but I need her to give me a sign. And maybe then I can let her go. I haven’t moved an inch in a year; I’m half-dead. Almost every day, I have little things to tell her, and there’s only silence.”
The parents said that even Philippine’s pet rabbit, Puka, which she got at 13, couldn’t survive her absence.
“Philippine passed away on Friday, Sept. 20. The rabbit was starting to get very old, so we took him into our room. And he died on Friday, Dec. 20. He couldn’t stand not seeing Philippine anymore; he couldn’t survive,” Blandine recounted.
The Moroccan with a long criminal record
After serving a seven-year sentence for a previous rape, Taha Oualidat was placed in an administrative detention center. He was subject to a French deportation order but couldn’t be sent back to Morocco without that government’s approval.
A judge, while recognizing his danger, released him under house arrest in a hotel.
Oualidat never went to the hotel, and he disappeared before running into Philippine. It was Philippine’s family who found her body during a search the next day. Oualidat was later charged with murder, rape, theft, and fraud.
🇫🇷🚨 France in shock after another young European victim murdered
A "North African type" is suspected in killing 11-year-old Louise. Her body was found on Friday night going into Saturday (Feb. 8) in the Templar forest in Épinay-sur-Orge.
She was reported missing when she did… pic.twitter.com/E4RWXSqgU3
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) February 8, 2025Blandine also spoke about the dangerousness of the Bois de Boulogne.
She said, “The Bois de Boulogne has a bad reputation; we know that, but Philippine was there at 2 in the afternoon, in a place where people were passing by. It wasn’t Philippine who wasn’t in the right place at the right time. It was the other person, the suspect, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. People have to understand that their little girls can be all sweet, dressed in pants and a T-shirt, and there are still people who mean harm.”
She expressed her devastation at the recent censorship of a law that aimed to extend the maximum detention period for dangerous foreigners.
“The repeal of the Marleix law disgusted and devastated me. How can men and women take the risk that our young people will be murdered?” she said, outraged. The French interior minister is currently working to ensure the law is enacted, according to a statement on his website.
« Tu étais fiancée, pleine de projets et de rêves. Tu étais rayonnante. Tu aurais pu être ma petite sœur et je continuerai à prier pour toi »
👉 L’émotion d’ @anais_nemesis_ qui rend hommage à Philippine. pic.twitter.com/LqQHlbhRG1
— Frontières (@Frontieresmedia) September 21, 2025Philippine’s family are not the only ones mourning. Many across France commemorated her death, with feminist activist organization Collectif Némésis holding a ceremony for the young woman on Sept. 20.
“You were engaged, full of plans and dreams. You were radiant. You could have been my little sister, and I will continue to pray for you,” one of their speakers said during the ceremony.
The group erected a memorial stone at the exact spot where the young woman was murdered.
One of many youths victimized by Open Borders
Thousands of European youths have had their lives sacrificed on the altar of open borders and the belief that all cultures and people are exactly the same.
The left ignores these murders and the families that must suffer.
Of course, there was the 9-year-old Swedish girl Luna, who remains in a vegetative state after she was strangled into a coma by a violent Ethiopian student known for watching strangulation porn on school computers.
Of course, in France itself, parents have screamed into the abyss about their lost, raped, and murdered children for years.
In 2023, the 29-year-old Mégane was left in an artificial coma in a case that has made national headlines in France due to the level of brutality. The woman was brutally raped into a coma with a broomstick by Oumar Ndiaye, who has been dubbed “the monster of Cherbourg” by politician Damien Rieu.
The father, Ludovic, was trying to raise awareness about the French government and its lack of response to the brutal crime, as well as to the fact that the man who allegedly tortured his daughter into a coma had a long criminal record but remained free to attack again.
“(The government) not communicating about this attack gives credit to all these sexual predators and other parasites of society who plague the streets. A wake-up call to the government about the fact that we leave this kind of individual, with a heavy criminal past, in complete freedom, would be welcome. ‘Trust in justice,’ we were told… We only want that,” he said.
As Remix News previously reported, the 18-year-old suspect has a long and violent criminal record consisting of 17 offenses involving physical assault, theft, and the incestuous sexual assault of his younger sister.
“I dream of a France where a young woman is not in danger of ending up in a coma after being robbed, raped and horribly tortured by Oumar, a repeat offender, in her own home,” wrote former presidential candidate Éric Zemmour at the time.
Of course, there was also young schoolgirl Lola, who was murdered in Paris by an Algerian migrant with a long-standing deportation order. Lola was sexually abused, killed, and had her body stuffed in a suitcase.
