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On 17 February 1680, La Voisin was put on trial, and was convicted of [[witchcraft]] and sentenced to [[execution by burning]] two days later. In the days following her verdict until her execution, she was formally interrogated under torture, and the official document stated that she was tortured enough to beg for mercy. | On 17 February 1680, La Voisin was put on trial, and was convicted of [[witchcraft]] and sentenced to [[death by burning|execution by burning]] two days later. In the days following her verdict until her execution, she was formally interrogated under torture, and the official document stated that she was tortured enough to beg for mercy. | ||
La Voisin was executed in public on the Place de Grève in Paris on 22 February 1680. On her way to her execution, she reportedly pushed away the priest, and when fastened on the stake, she desperately pushed away the hay which was piled up around her. | La Voisin was executed in public on the Place de Grève in Paris on 22 February 1680. On her way to her execution, she reportedly pushed away the priest, and when fastened on the stake, she desperately pushed away the hay which was piled up around her. | ||