The only sign of life was a charbonnier's hut in a clearing quite close to the road.

I was struck by something Charbonnier said in 2012: I'm not afraid of reprisals.

One of the slain officers had been named Charbonnier's bodyguard after he received numerous death threats from Islamic extremists.

Death threats Charlie Hebdo editor Stephane Charbonnier, 47, had received death threats in the past and was living under police protection.

They paused to ensure then-editor Stephane Charbonnier was among the dead, the presiding judge said in a precis of the prosecution's case.