French Man Discovers 5 Dead Babies Hidden in Boxes in His Home After Argument with Wife: Prosecutors
Forensic experts are examining the remains to determine when the five newborns died, how they died and whether they are linked to the couple.
- On Tuesday, French police discovered the remains of five infants at a home in Orange after the mother gave birth on Sunday and her partner alerted authorities upon finding suspected human remains in cardboard boxes.
- Prosecutors launched a criminal investigation into suspected murder on Monday, led by the French National Police's Division for Organised and Specialised Crime to establish the circumstances surrounding each death.
- Forensic pathologists ordered post-mortem examinations and anthropological analysis of the bones to establish the infants' identities, ages of remains, and timing and cause of each death.
- The mother remains hospitalized and has not yet been interviewed, while authorities ordered child welfare services to assess the couple's two other children, aged 8 and 9.
- France has experienced several high-profile criminal cases involving newborn deaths in recent years; in 2015, Dominique Cottrez was sentenced to nine years in prison for eight infant deaths.
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An autopsy and forensics are expected to reveal how they died.
Authorities arrested on Wednesday the 32-year-old woman whose partner discovered five babies dead inside boxes in her apartment in Orange, southeastern France, the prosecution informed AFP.
An apartment in the southern French orange becomes the scene of an incredible drama: after the discovery of five dead babies, a couple are in custody - and the investigators are faced with mysterious questions.
Newborn's Birth Leads to Grim Discovery of Suspected Remains of Five Infants Hidden in French Home
French prosecutors have opened a murder investigation after police discovered the suspected remains of five newborn infants inside cardboard boxes at an apartment in the south-eastern city of Orange. The investigation began after a 32-year-old woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy at home on Sunday before being admitted to hospital the following day with abdominal pain. Prosecutors said her 32-year-old partner, who had only discovered the pregn…
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Tiroler Tageszeitung OnlineThe alleged mother of the babies is currently being questioned by the prosecutor's office. Her partner is also in custody.
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