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| Briton arrested in France over deaths of his two children, say reports | |
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| A British man has been arrested after two children were found with their throats cut, and he was seen fleeing on rollerskates from his flat on the outskirts of Lyon, France, according to reports. | A British man has been arrested after two children were found with their throats cut, and he was seen fleeing on rollerskates from his flat on the outskirts of Lyon, France, according to reports. |
| The bodies of the children, a girl aged five and her brother, 10, were found on Saturday in their father's second-floor flat at Saint-Priest, a south-eastern suburb of the city. | The bodies of the children, a girl aged five and her brother, 10, were found on Saturday in their father's second-floor flat at Saint-Priest, a south-eastern suburb of the city. |
| The man, who is reportedly 48 and of "British origin", was arrested in the city's 8th arrondissement on Saturday evening and held in police custody on suspicion of having killed his two children, who were said to have been staying with him for the first time since their parents divorced more than two years ago. | The man, who is reportedly 48 and of "British origin", was arrested in the city's 8th arrondissement on Saturday evening and held in police custody on suspicion of having killed his two children, who were said to have been staying with him for the first time since their parents divorced more than two years ago. |
| French police refused to confirm on Sunday whether an incident had taken place or whether they had made an arrest. | French police refused to confirm on Sunday whether an incident had taken place or whether they had made an arrest. |
| According to witnesses, the man fled on rollerskates. The woman raised the alarm after seeing his clothes were covered in blood. | |
| A former neighbour Ahmed Benguedda told reporters the couple had divorced two or three years ago. | |
| The mother, who works as a bookkeeper, had been granted custody of the children and had moved away from the city. | The mother, who works as a bookkeeper, had been granted custody of the children and had moved away from the city. |
| The father, who was reportedly unemployed, remained in the former family flat and refused to sell it, the neighbour said. "Everyone here is in a state of shock," said the neighbour. | The father, who was reportedly unemployed, remained in the former family flat and refused to sell it, the neighbour said. "Everyone here is in a state of shock," said the neighbour. |
| The British Foreign Office said it was aware of media reports of the deaths but could not confirm whether an arrest had been made or that a British man was in custody. | |
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