US EditionAlgerian Nanny in France on Trial for Allegedly Poisoning Jewish Family ‘because They Have Money’
Leïla Y. faces charges including administering harmful substances with alleged antisemitic motives amid a rise in antisemitic acts, with 646 incidents reported in early 2025.
- On Tuesday, a nanny from Algeria, Leïla Y., 42, went on trial in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, accused of poisoning a Jewish family she worked for because of their religion.
- At her Feb. 5, 2024 arrest, the defendant told police `Because they have money and power, I should never have worked for a Jewish woman; she only brought me trouble,` and investigators say she researched Jewish topics while children reported repeated religious questioning and mezuzot knocking.
- Toxicology reports show high levels of polyethylene glycol across multiple consumables, and the mother reported tasting cleaning products and eye irritation, prompting her to alert police.
- Advocacy groups have joined the family’s civil suit, elevating the case as the Union of French Jewish Students and International League Against Racism and Antisemitism support, while the mother said it left `indelible scars` and `We live in constant fear; we no longer trust anyone.`
- The trial comes as antisemitic incidents have risen sharply since Oct. 7, with 646 acts recorded in early 2025; the American Jewish Committee called it `horrified and outraged`.
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Nanny on trial for allegedly poisoning Jewish family in France ‘because they have money’
(JTA) — A nanny from Algeria went on trial Tuesday in a suburb of Paris for allegedly poisoning the Jewish family she was employed by because of their religion. The defendant, identified as Leïla Y., 42, had been living in France illegally when she was first hired by the Jewish family in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, in November 2023, according to the French outlet Le Parisien. Two months later, the mother of the family, who has three children ag…
Algerian nanny in France on trial for allegedly poisoning Jewish family ‘because they have money’
A nanny from Algeria went on trial Tuesday in a suburb of Paris for allegedly poisoning the Jewish family she was employed by because of their religion. The defendant, identified as Leïla Y., 42, had been living in France illegally when she was first hired by the Jewish family in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, in November 2023, according to the French outlet Le Parisien. Two months later, the mother of the family, who has three children aged 2, 5 …
An Algerian nanny is said to have poured toxic detergents into the food and drinks of her Jewish employers. The prosecutor's office speaks of latent anti-Semitism.
The quadrennial appeared on Tuesday 9 December in Nanterre for intoxicating Jewish parents with their household maintenance products. The issue of anti-Semitism was at the centre of the debate. Three years in prison were required and the deliberations are expected on Thursday 18 December ...
The quadrennial appeared on Tuesday 9 December in Nanterre for intoxicating Jewish parents with their household maintenance products. The issue of anti-Semitism was at the centre of the debate. Three years in prison were required and the deliberations are expected on Thursday 18 December.
Has a nurse tried to poison a Jewish family whose children she was keeping? That is what the court will have to decide. The trial of this Algerian woman of about 40 years was held on Tuesday 9 December in the court of Nanterre (Hautes-de-Seine). She allegedly put poisonous cleaning products in their wine. The investigating judge retained the aggravating circumstance of anti-Semitism.
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