![(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 06, 2018, a man holds a picture of murdered French au-pair Sophie Lionnet following her funeral in Sens.
A French couple living in London who murdered their au-pair and tried to dispose of the body by burning it in their back garden were sentenced to life in prison, on June 26, 2018, with a minimum of 30 years. The Old Bailey court in London sentenced Sabrina Kouider, who is undergoing psychiatric treatment, and Ouissem Medouni for the September 2017 killing of 21-year-old Sophie Lionnet. / AFP / Bertrand GUAY](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/347QWRWZABMLQFWFP4OKHRRSEA.jpg?smart=true&auth=e2d6e64d2f4dded696dfdc9f8e8f7f3a770d48fe5c83c2e3d37e887915bc4a19&width=400&height=225)
A man holds a picture of murdered French au-pair Sophie Lionnet following her funeral in Sens. Bertrand Guay/ AFP
A man holds a picture of murdered French au-pair Sophie Lionnet following her funeral in Sens. Bertrand Guay/ AFP
Couple jailed for life for French nanny murder
The body of Sophie Lionnet, 21, was found at her employers' home in London
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26 June, 2018