LONDON: A French couple living in London went on trial Monday accused of murdering their compatriot nanny and burning her body in a bonfire after starving and mistreating her. The couple were arrested after Lionnet’s charred remains were found in their garden on September 20, shocking the community of young French au pairs in the British capital. Police had been alerted by neighbours who spotted thick smoke coming from a back garden in the well-to-do neighbourhood of Wimbledon. “Without this vigilance, the two accused could have escaped with impunity despite their murder,” said prosecutor Richard Horwell. The victim’s parents sat in the well of the court as the trial opened on Monday.

Source: New Strait Times March 19, 2018 23:03 UTC