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Woman Arrested After Two Newborns Found in Freezer at Eastern France Home

Post-mortems will steer the timeline toward charging decisions.

Overview

  • A relative tidying a freezer in Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont found a newborn’s body, prompting police to uncover a second infant in the same appliance.
  • The suspect, a woman in her 50s, was arrested in Boulogne-Billancourt and transferred to Haute-Saône for questioning.
  • Prosecutors say she admitted being the mother, described home births, and said she wrapped the newborns and placed them in the freezer sometime between 2011 and 2018.
  • Investigators report she concealed pregnancies from those around her and that her partner told police he was unaware of the births.
  • The Lure Criminal Investigation Brigade and Besançon Criminal Investigation Section are leading the probe, with autopsies scheduled Friday and prosecutors seeking her remand in custody.