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| Couple accused of killing London nanny admit burning her body | Couple accused of killing London nanny admit burning her body |
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| Sabrina Kouider and Ouissem Medouni plead guilty to perverting course of justice over death of 21-year-old Sophie Lionnet | |
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| Fri 12 Jan 2018 14.57 GMT | |
| Last modified on Fri 12 Jan 2018 22.00 GMT | |
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| A couple who deny killing a nanny have admitted perverting the course of justice by attempting to dispose of her body by burning it. | A couple who deny killing a nanny have admitted perverting the course of justice by attempting to dispose of her body by burning it. |
| The charred remains of Sophie Lionnet, 21, were discovered in the garden at a house in Southfields, south-west London, on 20 September last year. | The charred remains of Sophie Lionnet, 21, were discovered in the garden at a house in Southfields, south-west London, on 20 September last year. |
| At first police were unable to identify the body but later confirmed it was that of Lionnet, of Wandsworth in south London, who was originally from Troyes in north-east France. | At first police were unable to identify the body but later confirmed it was that of Lionnet, of Wandsworth in south London, who was originally from Troyes in north-east France. |
| Sabrina Kouider, 34, and her partner, Ouissem Medouni, 40, of Wandsworth, deny murder. | Sabrina Kouider, 34, and her partner, Ouissem Medouni, 40, of Wandsworth, deny murder. |
| They pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday to a second charge of perverting the course of justice by attempting to dispose of the body by burning. | They pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey on Friday to a second charge of perverting the course of justice by attempting to dispose of the body by burning. |
| Kouider appeared tearful as she sat in the dock. A French interpreter helped her to follow the hearing. | Kouider appeared tearful as she sat in the dock. A French interpreter helped her to follow the hearing. |
| Medouni paused for a short time before entering a guilty plea to perverting the course of justice. | Medouni paused for a short time before entering a guilty plea to perverting the course of justice. |
| The five-week murder trial is due to start on 19 March. | The five-week murder trial is due to start on 19 March. |
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