The sex shop tycoon, the nanny, and the poisoned soup
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(CBS/AP) LONDON - This is the story of the sex-shop tycoon...the ex-nanny...and the poisoned asparagus soup?
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On Friday, a London judge jailed the ex-nanny of Jacqueline Gold, one of Britain's richest women, whose chain of stores selling racy lingerie and sex toys has earned her a
fortune estimated at 180 million pounds ($293 million). The ex-nanny, Allison Cox, had pleaded guilty to one charge of administering poison to Gold last October, "with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy."
Cox had been employed to look after Gold's daughter, Scarlett, when the poisoning
took place.
Prosecutors said Cox spiked Gold's asparagus soup - with windshield washer fluid - in an attempt to get the household's chef in trouble.
Judge Christopher Critchlow sentenced Cox to a year in jail, saying her "calculated and deceitful behavior" was a "gross breach of trust." He also called the actions "totally bizarre."The plot unraveled after Gold criticized the cook about the odd-tasting food and the chef removed the broth from the trash to investigate.
The prosecution previously had said the soup did not harm Gold physically, but sparked anxiety.