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France: Mother Arrested on Suspicion of Infanticide – Two Babies Found in Freezer

Published February 12, 2026, 17:16
France: Mother Arrested on Suspicion of Infanticide – Two Babies Found in Freezer

A woman, approximately 50 years old, has been arrested in France on suspicion of double infanticide after the bodies of two newborn babies were discovered in a freezer at her home. The arrest took place in the Paris area following a report by a man who found a dead baby in the freezer. Police, after searching the house, discovered a second dead infant. Initial investigation findings indicate that the woman is the mother of the two babies and had left the house before the bodies were discovered. The suspect, who is already a mother of nine children from two marriages, was arrested in Boulogne-Billancourt. The case has shocked public opinion, and authorities are investigating the circumstances under which the infanticides were committed.