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Brazilian au pair Juliana Peres Magalhães to be sentenced for her role in the 2023 Virginia double murder.
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.
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.
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.
Magalhães claimed she cooperated to do what was right, not for leniency.
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.
Manslaughter in Virginia carries a maximum 10-year sentence.
La au pair brasileña Juliana Peres Magalhães será sentenciada por su papel en el doble asesinato de Virginia en 2023.