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Nanterre Court Jails Nanny for Attempted Poisoning of Jewish Family, Rejects Antisemitism Aggravating Circumstance

The judge said the verdict rested on the act’s gravity, calling it a major breach of parental trust.

Overview

  • The Nanterre criminal court on December 18 sentenced the 42-year-old Algerian caregiver to two and a half years in prison for a January 2024 attempted poisoning in Levallois-Perret.
  • Judges dismissed the antisemitism aggravating circumstance, citing remarks recorded weeks after the events and transcribed in police custody without a lawyer.
  • The court imposed a five-year ban from French territory and convicted her of using a fake Belgian ID, whereas prosecutors had sought three years in prison and a 10-year ban.
  • Investigators said she poured cleaning products into bottles of alcohol and suspected other items were tainted, though she later tried to retract her initial admissions in court.
  • The defendant was already under an order to leave France, and the presiding judge characterized the acts as a profound betrayal of the parents’ trust.