A man killed his concubine and two children thereof, on the night of Sunday to Monday, in Carvin, in Pas-de-Calais, we learned from concordant sources. An 8-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl and their 35-year-old mother were stabbed to death, according to the emergency services.
The 40-year-old man then attempted suicide. He was transported to Lille hospital, but his life prognosis is not in jeopardy, said a police source.
Refugees with their grandparents
Three other children, 6, 9 and 13, shocked, took refuge with their grandparents living on the same street, who took them to hospital in Lens.
The prosecutor of Bethune was seized of the investigation.
The case brings the number of suspected femicides since the start of the year to at least 18, according to an AFP count. In 2019, AFP identified at least 126 cases of women killed by their partner or ex, i.e. a woman every three days on average.
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