A Chinese nanny has been jailed for 20 years by a Paris court for murdering and chopping up her employers after their two-month-old baby died in her care.
Hui Zhang, 34, had admitted killing the couple, Ying Wang and Liangsi Xui, during a violent row at her home after they learned the little boy had died.
The judge followed the prosecutor’s recommendation of 20 years behind bars for Hui, who had claimed she acted in self-defence as the furious parents attacked her and her boyfriend Te Lu, also 34, with a butcher’s knife.
Te, who was a co-defendant in the case, was acquitted.
Hui Zhang, 34, had admitted killing the couple, Ying Wang and Liangsi Xui, during a violent row at her home after they learned the little boy had died.
The judge followed the prosecutor’s recommendation of 20 years behind bars for Hui, who had claimed she acted in self-defence as the furious parents attacked her and her boyfriend Te Lu, also 34, with a butcher’s knife.
Te, who was a co-defendant in the case, was acquitted.
As the trial opened on Tuesday, Hui confessed to the killing, saying: “It’s true, I killed them, and I will regret it for the rest of my life.”
She and Te had decided to offer the child’s parents money to try to get them not to report the boy’s death. They invited the parents to their home, but said their plans quickly went awry faced with the fury of the grieving couple.
She and Te had decided to offer the child’s parents money to try to get them not to report the boy’s death. They invited the parents to their home, but said their plans quickly went awry faced with the fury of the grieving couple.
