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 were "dead by drowning ".
The 35-year-old mother, still hospitalized, "also explained that she tried to put them to sleep with medication," said Brest public prosecutor Camille Miansoni in a statement.
He added that on the other hand, she had not been able to give precise indications on the way by which she had managed to give death to her daughters, evoking "a total amnesia on this episode".
"Death by drowning"
The autopsy of the bodies of the two children, "almost 6 years old and 4 years old", "concluded with a death by drowning", further indicates Mr. Miansoni.
"No injuries or traces of external violence were discovered on the bodies," adds the magistrate.
"The reason for this act is the separation announced by her husband," continues Mr. Miansoni, adding that the mother had explained that she wanted to disappear with her daughters.
“The mother of the young victims is still hospitalized.
However, his state of health allowed his first hearing today under police custody, ”says Miansoni.
Police custody was however lifted after a few hours for medical reasons, he said.
A separation at the origin?
Examinations carried out on the mother revealed "a chest wound of 1.5 cm", as well as "lesions compatible with the ingestion of caustics", according to Mr. Miansoni.
Investigators found in the bathroom of the family home "a bottle of caustic product 3/4 empty", he says.
Two letters were also discovered on the spot, one for the attention of the father of the girls, the other for the attention of the mother's family.
The two report a separation announced by the husband to his wife on May 14.
Heard, the father confirmed the announcement of this separation.
The two girls were found lifeless Wednesday morning, lying on a bed.
The firefighters had been called by the paternal grandmother worried that no one would answer the door of this small building in this town near Brest.
The mother, "in a daze", according to Mr. Miansoni, had collapsed in front of them just after leading them to the room where her daughters were staying.
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