Authorities have opened an investigation after the arrest of a woman suspected of the crime
Macabre discovery in the south of France. A 41-year-old woman was arrested yesterday at her home after the lifeless bodies of two newborns were discovered in the freezer of her home in Bédoin, a town near Avignon in the south of the country. After a call from a man, the gendarmes searched the suspect’s house and found the two dead babies in the freezer. It is not yet known whether the arrested woman is the mother of the two deceased children.
French authorities have opened a preliminary investigation into the “murder of a child under the age of 15”. The woman, whose identity has not been released, is the mother of three children, two of whom, according to the French press, lived with her in the house where the bodies were found. It was one of his 16-year-old daughters who gave the warning signal, according to the newspaper ‘La Provence’. The teen explained that her mother gave birth alone at home three years ago. Later, a man informed the gendarmes. It is not known whether there is a relationship between this man and the suspect.
“Detectives have been investigating the crime scene. The coroner was present and has issued two death certificates,” explained Carpentras prosecutor Héléne Mourges at a press conference yesterday, confirming that the events are “criminal in nature”.
After her arrest, the suspect was interrogated and subjected to psychological and psychiatric examination, Mourges explains. During the interrogations, the mother of the family maintained “varying statements about what happened,” said the prosecutor, who did not want to confirm to the press whether the 41-year-old woman has confessed or not is the author of the case. crime.
The investigation has just begun and “the autopsy will tell us more,” said the prosecutor, who hoped it would determine “both the causes and the circumstances of death” of the two deceased babies. At this point in the investigation, “we have no certainty about the relationship” of the newborns and whether or not their mother is the detained woman, the prosecutor explained.
The autopsy will be performed next Monday at the medical-forensic institute of Nîmes. Pending the results of the autopsy, Carpentras’ prosecutors would not give details to the press about the sex of the babies or whether they are twins or were born on different dates. It is also unknown how long the newborns have been in the freezer where they were discovered.
Source: La Verdad
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