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French parents held after girl found in 'unspeakable' state

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:50:02 +0200

A French couple have been charged after their 17-year-old daughter was found in a coma, covered in excrement with maggot-infested wounds in a room in their house, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Woman hid child in bag on Air France flight to Paris

Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:09:55 +0100

A woman who flew into Paris from Istanbul this week was found to have hidden a four-year-old girl in a bag on the plane, Air France said on Wednesday.

French school boots out 'intolerable' toddler

Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:56:08 +0100

A three-year-old has been expelled from a pre-school in southern France after his teachers said his disruptive behaviour made him "intolerable".

Missing girl's desperate mum renews appeal

Mon, 12 Aug 2013 18:45:00 +0200

The mother of five-year-old Fiona, who disappeared from a park in central France three months ago, renewed her public appeal for information on Monday. Cécile Bourgeon also said she had been disappointed by a series of fruitless leads.

Police believe missing French girl was abducted

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:28:00 +0200

Police in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand now believe missing five-year-old girl, Fiona is likely to have been abducted, after an appeal for witnesses and two days of fruitless searches.

Police hunt hospital baby snatcher

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:16:00 +0100

French authorities on Wednesday launched a nationwide hunt for a young woman disguised as a hospital worker who abducted a two-day-old baby from a maternity ward.

Guards thrash boy over chocolate theft

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:10:00 +0200

Two security guards from a Toulouse supermarket face assault charges for allegedly beating up a 12-year-old boy caught stealing a chocolate bar.

Baby for sale: police launch probe over ad

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:21:00 +0200

An advert for the sale six-month-old baby with the “price up for negotiation” found on a French personal ads website is being investigated by police.

Couple on trial for stabbing child to death

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:41:06 +0100

The trial of a couple accused of torturing and killing a ten-year-old has begun in l’Ain in the east of France. The victim Valentin Crémault was found in 2008 with 44 knife wounds in his body.