Woman kills three children in France and herself in Valais
Published: Wednesday, Nov 13th 2024, 19:00
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A 45-year-old mother is believed to have killed her three children in Taninges in Haute-Savoie on Tuesday. On Wednesday, her body was found in Champéry VS, according to information obtained by the AFP news agency from French judicial circles.
Investigators are assuming suicide. According to information provided by the police in Switzerland to the French investigating authorities, the body found in a car in Valais is that of the 45-year-old woman who has been wanted since Tuesday.
The body has yet to be formally identified, according to judicial sources close to the case in France. The three dead children, aged two, eleven and 13, were found on Tuesday in a house in Taninges. The village in the department of Haute Savoie is located around 50 kilometers from the Swiss border.
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