About the Recipe
In September 2017, 21-year-old French au pair Sophie Lionnet was murdered at a house in Southfields, Wandsworth, by her employers Sabrina Kouider and Ouissem Medouni after months of abuse and false accusations. The couple attempted to burn her body in their garden, but were arrested and later convicted of murder, exposing a shocking tale of control, cruelty and obsession.
Victims: Sophie Lionnet, 21.
Perpetrators:
Sabrina Kouider, 35;
Ouissem Medouni, 40–41.
Incident details:
Tortured and killed after delusional accusations
Body burned in the garden.
Abuse over weeks, including filmed “interrogations”.
Outcome: Both convicted of murder; life with minimum terms of 30 years.
Location/Date: Southfields/Wimbledon Park Road, Wandsworth; Sept 2017 (verdict May 2018; sentenced Jun 2018).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-48381455
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/26/london-couple-who-murdered-nanny-get-life-sentences
https://news.sky.com/story/murdered-french-nanny-had-a-chance-to-escape-11308390
www.channel5.com/tortured-to-death-murdering-the-nanny
https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/infamous-sophie-lionnet/