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Man and woman charged with murder after burned body found in London.
Police have been unable to tell the age or gender of the dead person because of the level of burns, but the victim has been named in local reports as Sophie Lionnet, a nanny from Troyes, north-east France, who is said to have worked for Kouider.
Police discovered the body on Wednesday after parents walking their children home from school reported a large fire and foul-smelling smoke, according to reports.
Kouider, 34, a makeup artist and designer, is the former girlfriend of Mark Walton, who was part of the initial lineup of the boyband Boyzone. On Friday, she and Medouni, 40, were remanded in custody at Westminster magistrates court to appear at the Old Bailey on 26 September.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/22/man-woman-charged-burned-body-found-london-garden
Sabrina Kouider and Ouissem Medouni are alleged to have killed the victim on or before 20 September at the address in Wandsworth, south-west London.
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The judge, Nicholas Hilliard, fixed a trial date for 19 March.
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Appearing at the Old Bailey via videolink from Bronzefield prison in Surrey, she wept throughout the hearing and interrupted proceedings to say je nai rien fait (I havent done anything). She later shouted: Tell them I didnt kill anybody.
Kouider and Medouni, 40, who appeared via videolink from Wandsworth prison, were remanded in custody. There was no application for bail.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...fter-discovery-of-burnt-body-in-london-garden
A body found badly-burned in the garden of a south-west London home has been formally identified by police as French nanny Sophie Lionnet, 21.
Police said she was originally from Troyes in north-eastern France and her next-of-kin had been informed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41484128
The father of a French au pair whose charred body was discovered at a £900,000 London home has claimed his daughter was having problems with the family she worked for.
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Her father, Patrick, has now revealed his daughter spoke about troubles with the family in a postcard sent home in July.
The 56-year-old, who works for the municipal park service in Troyes, told local newspaper L'Est Eclair: 'Nothing indicated that it was so serious. If it had, I would have gone to join her.'
In the postcard, Ms Lionnet spoke about going back to France soon.
Her father added: 'It's unthinkable. I don't know if I can stand up to the shock or collapse.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ch-nanny-alleged-murderers.html#ixzz4uYOV3GMC
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A friend who laid tributes at the house last night said Sophie, from France, was like a mother to Kouider's two sons.
The friend, who is also a nanny, said: "We are so grateful the boys had her.
"She was the stability for them.
"We just feel absolutely heartbroken for those boys, they have been through so much in life.
"It's not fair, it's not right. We would see her everywhere in south London with the boys. She was at the library with them.
"She was their rock.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/45291...-for-troubled-family-heartbroken-friend-says/
Ouissem Medouni, 40, is accused along with his current partner Sabrina Koudier, 34, of killing Sophie Lionnet, 21, who was living in the couple's £900,000 Southfields, South West London, when her charred body was discovered.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4562365/au-pair-murder-sabrina-kouider-sophie-lionnet-burning-body/