A designer murdered a young French nanny and burnt her body after accusing her of 'outlandish' crimes she had not committed.

一名设计师在指责她的年轻法国保姆犯下莫须有的“稀奇古怪”罪行后，她把对方杀死然后焚烧了尸体。

outlandish：古怪的；奇异的

Sabrina Kouider, 35, the ex-girlfriend of Boyzone founder Mark Walton, allegedly killed 'naive and vulnerable' Sophie Lionnet, 21, after a 'brutal and oppressive inquisition' that saw her starved, mistreated and violently assaulted. Kouider and partner Ouissem Medouni, 40, who are also French, are said to have held her prisoner at their £900,000 home in Wimbledon, South West London, in the days before her death.

35岁的Sabrina Kouider是流行乐队“男孩地带”成员Mark Walton的前女友。她被控谋杀了“天真而脆弱”的21岁女孩Sophie Lionnet，女孩在死前遭遇了饥饿、虐待和暴力殴打，并且受到“残忍和粗暴的刑讯”。Kouider和40岁的伴侣Ouissem Medouni（同样是法国人）被控非法将被害人拘禁在他们位于伦敦西南部温布尔顿的90万英镑豪宅中。

oppressive：暴虐的，残酷的

inquisition：调查；审讯

The court heard 'malevolent' Kouider accused her of being 'in league' with Mr Walton and in rambling complaints said he controlled her through 'black magic'. Kouider also allegedly accused the nanny of stealing a diamond pendant and plotting against her.

在法庭上人们听到“邪恶”的Kouider指责保姆和Walton先生是同谋，她嚷嚷着抱怨Lionnet通过“黑魔法”控制她。Kouider还指控说保姆盗窃了她的钻石吊坠和计划谋害她。

malevolent：有恶意的；坏心肠的

ramble：东拉西扯；说胡话

pendant：挂件，吊坠

Miss Lionnet died after suffering fractures to her sternum, four ribs and her jawbone. Kouider and Medouni then allegedly tried to cover up the murder by burning her body in their garden.

Lionnet小姐死时胸骨、四根肋骨和下颚骨都出现了骨折。据说Kouider和Medouni试图通过在花园中焚烧她的尸体来掩盖谋杀。

sternum：胸骨

Their plan was only foiled when a neighbour became concerned about the fire and dialled 999. Ms Lionnet's charred body was discovered at the house on September 20 last year. The victim had studied a vocational training course in child care and wanted to work with children. She last saw her mother at around the time of her 20th birthday.

他们的计划不幸被邻居撞破了。出于对火灾的担心邻居打了999报警电话。Lionnet烧焦的尸体在房子里被发现。受害人是来英国学习幼教培训假期课程的，她希望工作和孩子们有关。她最后一次见到她的母亲是在她20岁生日的时候。

foil ：阻止；挫败

char：烧焦；把…烧成炭