Overview
- Emergency services discovered the twin girls lifeless in their beds in Beuvrages and prosecutors confirmed the deaths late Monday.
- Investigators have taken the parents into custody, sealed the home, and opened a probe for possible deprivation of care leading to the deaths.
- Four other children in the same house, aged three to six, were treated for dehydration and one sibling was airlifted to hospital in critical condition.
- Prosecutors said they are focusing on the high temperature recorded in the room as a medical hypothesis and have scheduled an autopsy for June 30 to clarify cause of death.
- Neighbors told local media the family moved to the house roughly two months ago and were not known to social services, a detail investigators may examine as the inquiry continues.