Overview

• Nancy S., 51, is accused of fabricating antisemitic graffiti and threats in her Paris XIe apartment building between September 2024 and January 2025, while claiming to be a victim.
• Surveillance footage presented in court shows Nancy S. and her 16-year-old daughter in an elevator with a marker, allegedly creating the graffiti.
• Nancy S. has denied responsibility, claiming her daughter suggested the acts as a way to provoke a neighbor who had reported the family to child protective services.
• The prosecution has requested a three-year prison sentence, including two years suspended, alongside mandatory therapy, job training, and restrictions on visiting the building or contacting her daughter.
• The trial has caused distress among residents, particularly a 94-year-old Holocaust survivor, and has drawn attention to the broader rise in antisemitism in France, with incidents tripling between 2022 and 2024.