Mother kills two newborns by putting them in a freezer

A 50-year-old woman in Haute-Saône (France) has been charged with the murder of two newborns, whose bodies were found in the freezer of her house's refrigerator, local media reported. The suspect, mother of nine children, confessed that she murdered the newborns after keeping the pregnancies secret.

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The facts became public when one of her children discovered the bodies while checking the refrigerator. The woman explained that she gave birth at home, wrapped the babies after delivery, and placed them in the freezer. She could not specify the exact dates of the births, placing them between 2011 and 2018. The alleged killer's companion was questioned and taken into custody, although he has not yet been charged. The local prosecutor requested the woman's pre-trial detention. An autopsy will be performed to determine the precise dates and circumstances of the infants' death.