Couple Detained in France After Twins Die of Dehydration
Four other children were hospitalised with dehydration, and prosecutors are examining whether high room temperatures played a role, officials said.
- On Monday, French police detained the parents of 15-month-old twin girls who died of suspected dehydration in Beuvrages, France, after discovering them lifeless in their respective beds.
- The couple's four other children, aged three, four, five, and six, were hospitalized with dehydration as France experienced a record-breaking heatwave that caused a spike in deaths last week.
- Authorities are examining the case as "deprivation of care resulting in the death of a minor under 15 years of age," while RTL reports one sibling remains in critical condition following emergency airlift.
- Beuvrages Mayor Ali Ben Yahia said the community was "deeply shaken by the tragedy that has struck a family in Beuvrages," as an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30.
- Police cordoned off the residence pending investigation, as the tragedy reflects broader heat-related dangers highlighted by recent deaths of small children left in locked cars during extreme temperatures.
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The parents, 35 years old and 32 years old, had been placed in police custody as early as Monday afternoon. Their custody continues on Tuesday evening, having been extended, said the Valenciennes prosecutor.
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Binoculars were found dead of dehydration on Monday in their bed in Beuvrages, in the North. Parents, 35 years old and 32 years old, were placed in police custody on Monday afternoon.
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