French couple found guilty of murdering their nanny and burning her body in their London garden
The court heard how the couple had interrogated and tortured Sophie Lionnet over their belief she was conspiring with one of Ouissem Kouider’s former boyfriends
A French couple was on Thursday found guilty of murdering their 21-year-old au-pair and then burning her body on a bonfire in their London garden in September last year.
Sabrina Kouider, 35, broke into tears after she and partner Ouissem Medouni, 40, were found guilty by a jury at London’s Old Bailey court of murdering French live-in nanny Sophie Lionnet.
“Only Kouider and Medouni know exactly how they killed Sophie but the prosecution was able to prove that she died as a result of purposeful and sustained violence, and not by accident,” said state prosecutor Aisling Hosein.
“They were both jointly involved and came up with a plan to try and destroy her body and escape responsibility for this horrendous crime,” she added.
The jurors deliberated for a week before unanimously convicting Kouider and ruling by a majority decision of 10 to two that her partner Medouni was guilty.
They were both jointly involved and came up with a plan to try and destroy her body and escape responsibility for this horrendous crime
Fashion designer Kouider is to undergo psychiatric assessment before sentencing, which is due to take place on June 26.