Two babies were found dead in a freezer on Thursday in the town of Bédoin in Vaucluse. A woman has been taken into custody. The public prosecutor of Carpentras announced that she will give more details on this file on Friday morning, via a press release.
Two babies were found dead in a freezer on Thursday, in the town of Bédoin in the Vaucluse, “at the home of a woman” who was placed in police custody, the public prosecutor of Carpentras told AFP. , Helene Mourges. “The file begins and the facts are of a criminal nature”, underlined the magistrate, specifying that the discovery took place after “the call of a third party” to the gendarmerie. The woman arrested on the spot, in this town at the foot of Mont Ventoux, has been in police custody for 11 hours.
More details Friday morning
At this stage of the investigation, it is impossible to specify the age or sex of the babies found frozen, as well as their possible links between them or with the woman in police custody. “It is difficult at this stage to give details,” insisted Hélène Mourges, adding that “samples have been taken” to learn more about the two children. “The autopsy will tell us more”, added the prosecutor, specifying that it could only take place within “a certain time”, “because all precautions have been taken to preserve all the scientific evidence”.
The investigation was entrusted to the gendarmerie brigade of Carpentras. The link between the person who called the gendarmes and the woman in police custody was not specified by the prosecution. The public prosecutor of Carpentras announced that she will give more details on this file on Friday morning, via a press release.