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Briton held in France over deaths of two children | Briton held in France over deaths of two children |
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A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, according to French media reports. | A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, according to French media reports. |
The bodies of the girl, aged five, and her brother, 10, were found on Saturday afternoon in a flat in Saint-Priest, a Lyon suburb, AFP news agency said. | |
Both had reportedly been killed with a knife. Prosecutors in France say the man has confessed, AFP said. | Both had reportedly been killed with a knife. Prosecutors in France say the man has confessed, AFP said. |
The Foreign Office said it understood a British national had been arrested. | The Foreign Office said it understood a British national had been arrested. |
The children's mother had left them alone with their father, apparently for the first time since their divorce a couple of years ago, said BBC correspondent Hugh Schofield. | |
According to witnesses, the mother had passed the suspect on the stairs and his clothes were covered in blood, our correspondent added. | |
She is reported to have asked a neighbour to call the police. | |
The unnamed man fled but was arrested later in the evening in the centre of Lyon, our correspondent added. | |
The British man is understood to have been unemployed. | |
A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are in touch with the French authorities and await the outcome of their investigation. We stand ready to provide consular assistance." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are in touch with the French authorities and await the outcome of their investigation. We stand ready to provide consular assistance." |