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| Babies found in Germany freezer | Babies found in Germany freezer |
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| The bodies of three very young children have been found in a basement freezer in the town of Wenden, in north-west Germany, prosecutors have said. | |
| A woman believed to be their mother has been arrested, said a spokesman for the prosecutor's office. | A woman believed to be their mother has been arrested, said a spokesman for the prosecutor's office. |
| The three were not stillborn, police said, but the cause of death and the infants' ages have not been released. | The three were not stillborn, police said, but the cause of death and the infants' ages have not been released. |
| There have been several similar cases in Germany recently, including a woman jailed for killing her eight children. | There have been several similar cases in Germany recently, including a woman jailed for killing her eight children. |
| The babies appeared to have died shortly after birth, the prosecutor's office said. | The babies appeared to have died shortly after birth, the prosecutor's office said. |
| They were discovered late on Sunday after police received information and searched the house, a spokesman for the prosecutor said. | They were discovered late on Sunday after police received information and searched the house, a spokesman for the prosecutor said. |
| Two years ago, the body of a dead toddler was found in the fridge of his drug-addicted parents in the northern city of Bremen. | |
| Also in 2006, a woman in eastern Germany was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing eight of her babies. |