A 21-year-old Romanian man has been sentenced to two years in prison by a French court after robbing a 70-year-old woman inside Saint-Charles Cathedral in Saint-Étienne. The man forcibly removed a necklace from the pensioner during the incident. He was apprehended by authorities four days after the robbery took place. Following the conviction, the court issued a permanent ban prohibiting the individual from re-entering French territory. The case was reported by French publication TL7. The swift justice highlights France’s response to crimes committed within religious sites. No further details regarding the victim’s condition or the value of the stolen necklace were immediately available.