Crime - Woman and four children found dead near Paris
A mother and her four children were found dead in their home east of Paris on Monday evening. The father was searched for by the police throughout the night and was taken into police custody on Tuesday morning, the public prosecutor's office announced.
The 33-year-old is being investigated for intentional homicide. According to reports by the television station BFMTV, he had already attracted attention for domestic violence. He had already attacked his wife with a knife in 2019. However, the case was dropped because the man was deemed mentally incompetent due to a mental disability.
The apartment in the town of Meaux, east of Paris, showed no signs of a break-in. The children were ten, seven, four years and nine months old.
According to the daily newspaper "Le Parisien", the mother and her children were allegedly killed with a knife. The neighbors became aware of the case because they had not heard from the family and had seen blood on the door handle.
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The public prosecutor's office is conducting a thorough investigation into the criminal case, considering the woman and her children's sudden deaths as suspected murder. The tragedy has once again highlighted the issue of criminality within familial households. Despite living in France, this incident occurred in the town of Meaux, a stark reminder that such incidents can happen anywhere, even in the heart of Paris. The local police are closely monitoring any developments in this heartbreaking case, ensuring the city remains safe for its innocent children. Upon finding the dead bodies of the infant and her siblings, neighbors expressed their condolences, expressing their disbelief and grief at such a senseless tragedy.
Source: www.stern.de
