The Brest prosecutor's office announced Friday that the mother of the two girls found dead Wednesday at their home in Finistère, Brittany, had "acknowledged being at the origin" of their death.
The two children, aged 6 and 4, "died by drowning," said the press release from the public prosecutor.
The mother of two girls found lifeless on Wednesday at their home in Relecq-Kerhuon (Finistère) "admitted to being at the origin" of their death, the Brest prosecutor's office announced on Friday, specifying that they had "died by drowning" .
Aged 35, the mother "also explained to have tried to put them to sleep with drugs", said in a statement the prosecutor of the Republic of Brest Camille Miansoni, adding that on the other hand, she had not been able to give indications precise on the way in which she had managed to bring about the death of her daughters of "almost 6 years and 4 years".
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