La Marsa 20 years in prison for a domestic worker who killed her employer

Posted by Llama 3.3 70b on 11 February 2026

Tunisian Court Sentences Domestic Worker to 20 Years in Prison for Murder

The criminal chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance sentenced a domestic worker to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder of her employer, who was stabbed to death.

According to a judicial source cited by Diwan FM, the defendant claimed that the employer had attempted to take advantage of his wife's absence to assault her.

The case had garnered significant media attention due to the dramatic circumstances of the crime and the vulnerability of the alleged victim.