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flag Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães to be sentenced for her role in the 2023 Virginia double murder.

flag Juliana Peres Magalhães, a Brazilian au pair, is set to be sentenced in Virginia for her role in the 2023 double murder of Christine Banfield and Joseph Ryan. flag She pleaded guilty to manslaughter after testifying that she shot Ryan during a coordinated attack with Brendan Banfield, who was convicted of aggravated murder for stabbing Banfield’s wife. flag Prosecutors say Banfield used a fake social media account to lure Ryan, and that Magalhães and Banfield took their 4-year-old child to the basement before the killings. flag Magalhães claimed she cooperated to do what was right, not for leniency. flag As part of a plea deal, prosecutors recommend she be released after serving about two years, with deportation to Brazil, though the judge may reject the agreement. flag Manslaughter in Virginia carries a maximum 10-year sentence.

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