French police arrest mother after boy, 10, found dead in suitcase
French police have arrested the mother of a 10-year-old boy whose body was found in a suitcase in a trash dumpster in the greater Paris area, the public prosecutor said on Friday. The 33-year-old is in custody after police launched a search for her on Thursday.
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- Published Date: 03:16 | 28 January 2022
- Modified Date: 03:38 | 28 January 2022
French police have arrested the mother of a 10-year-old-boy whose body was found stuffed into a suitcase outside Paris, prosecutors said.
The body was found Thursday in the town of Ferrieres-en-Brie east of Paris.
The mother, aged 33, who police had been searching for since her partner signalled his alarm, was detained in the nearby town of Choisy-le-Roi at the home of a family member, regional prosecutors said.
Concern had initially been triggered after blood was found at the family home and authorities immediately started a search operation.
The investigations led to the discovery of the body of the child "hidden in a suitcase on wheels, in a rubbish bin" close to the family home, said Laureline Peyrefitte, the public prosecutor from the town of Meaux.
"He had several serious wounds, most likely caused by a stab," she added. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact causes of death.