Paris Shock: Muslim Migrant Nanny Accused of Poisoning Food of Jewish Family

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An Algerian woman, previously ordered to leave French territory, is now on trial in Nanterre for allegedly attempting to poison the meals of a Jewish family who had taken her in as a live-in nanny. The case has been described by investigators as unprecedented in France, both for its disturbing details and the vulnerability of the victims—a couple and their three young children, aged two, five, and seven.

According to Le Parisien, the accused, 42-year-old Leïla Y., appeared before the Nanterre Criminal Court on Tuesday. She faces charges of “administering a harmful substance resulting in incapacity exceeding eight days, committed on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion.” Prosecutors say she secured employment with the family by using a series of falsified documents, including a counterfeit Belgian identity card, just two months before the alleged poisoning attempts began.

The investigation was triggered in late January 2024, when the mother of the household noticed a string of unsettling incidents. Meals and beverages began to carry strange chemical odors, some tasting faintly of cleaning agents. Even her personal makeup remover caused painful burning sensations when applied, prompting her to suspect that someone was deliberately tampering with their belongings.

Alarmed, the family contacted the police, leading to a deeper probe. The situation escalated when the couple's five-year-old daughter told investigators she had seen the nanny pour an unknown substance into a bottle of alcohol marked “Jerusalem,” a detail that heightened fears of intentional targeting.

Toxicology analyses later confirmed these suspicions. Significant traces of polyethylene glycol and several other chemical agents—substances considered harmful and potentially corrosive—were found in a range of food and drink items. According to the committal order, the chemicals involved were capable of causing severe digestive injuries, underscoring the potentially life-threatening nature of the actions.

In a February police interview, the nanny admitted to adding a “soap-based lotion” into the family's meals and drinks. She claimed the act was a form of “punishment,” motivated by anger and disputes over her salary. “I was angry; they were disrespecting me,” she reportedly told investigators.

Yet her statements also revealed an underlying hostility that prosecutors interpret as anti-Semitic sentiment. At one point, she remarked, “They have money and power; I should never have worked for a Jewish woman—she only brought me trouble,” a comment that has added a troubling ideological dimension to an already grave case.

(This Article was originally published by Jihad Watch)