Nanny Carol Compton on trial in Italy

Title

Nanny Carol Compton on trial in Italy

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:34

Description

Interview with a male Scottish lawyer (not identified) about the case of Scottish nanny Carol Compton, awaiting trial in Livorno, Italy, accused of attempting to murder the child in her care, 3-year-old Agnese Cecchini. Female interviewer not identified. (Carol Compton was accused of being a witch and sentenced to 7 years’ jail after being associated with a spate of fires).

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Homicide; Children (age group); Child abuse; Trials; Italy; Nannies; Carol Compton; Agnese Cecchini; Livorno

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