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No death penalty for ex-nanny accused of kidnapping

Adriana Rivas says she shouldn't be extradited as she would be tried for crimes against humanity. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

A former Sydney nanny who is fighting extradition over allegations she kidnapped and tortured people for a notorious Chilean despot would not face the death penalty, a court has been told.

Adriana Elcira Rivas emigrated to Australia in the late 1970s and worked as a nanny in Bondi before she was arrested by the NSW Police in 2019 at the request of Chile. 

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