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French Creche Worker Gets 25 Years For Killing Baby With Drain Cleaner

Lisa had not even celebrated her first birthday (Credit: AFP)

A French ex-daycare worker on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years in prison over a baby's death in her care, after she gave the infant drain cleaner to silence her crying.

Myriam Jaouen, 30, was charged with murder but the court in the southeastern city of Lyon found her guilty of "torture and act of barbarism resulting in death" but with no intention to kill.

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