A Chinese nanny and her partner have admitted to killing and dismembering the bodies of the parents of a baby who died while in the nanny's care.

Hui Zhang, along with her partner Te Lu, admitted in a Paris court on Tuesday that they are responsible for the gruesome death of the dead baby's parents.

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"It's true,” said 34-year-old Hui at the start of the hearing. “I killed them, and I will regret it for the rest of my life."

The baby reportedly died while being babysitted by Hui. The nanny and her partner then invited the child's parents to their home, having decided to offer the dead baby's parents some money so that they will not report the boy's death.

Their plans, however, turned awry as the child's parents became enraged and attacked both Hui and Te.

Hui claimed that she only killed the enraged couple in self-defense, saying that they tried to attack her and her partner with a butcher's knife.

After killing them, she proceeded to chop the two dead bodies in the bathroom, using an electric saw. She used a washing machine to cover up the noise.

Afterwards, she put the cut up body parts in rubbish bags, and cleaned her apartment.

Te, on the other hand, denied helping Hui to chop up the dead bodies. He claims to have fallen unconscious during the fight and remained so the whole time his partner chopped the bodies.

"He was violently hit, it has been medically recorded," Eric Dupond-Moretti, Te's lawyer, said in explaining that that Te was not complicit in the murder.

After regaining consciousness, Te helped Hui dispose of the remains either by foot or by public transport.

The case first came to light in June 2012 when joggers stumbled upon a leg that was cut off at the ankle in the Vincennes forest. A few days later, a dog was able to locate a human torso in the vicinity. A search for more body parts, however, resulted in failure.

Before the bodies were identified, Hui and Te already turned themselves in and admitted to the crime. They led the police to the other body parts. The dead baby's body, however, was not found.

The baby's grandfather told investigators that Hui was giving the baby sleeping pills. Other parents, however, gave positive remarks about Hui's service.

Authorities say that Hui and Te, who arrived in Paris in 2004, showed no indications that they were predisposed to committing this kind of crime. Investigators describe Hui as an intelligent and forceful character, and the more dominant figure in their relationship.

They flew to China after the murders, and closed their bank accounts in France. They returned soon after. They said that they always wanted to return, although police believe that they are worried about China's death penalty.

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