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British father facing charges over deaths of his two children | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
A 47-year-old Briton living in France is expected to be formally charged later with killing his two children. | |
Julian Stevenson was arrested on Saturday after the bodies of the girl, aged five, and her brother, 10, were found in his flat in Lyon. | |
He had been looking after the children over the weekend after separating from their French mother, it was reported. | |
A UK Foreign Office spokesman said it was in touch with French authorities and would provide consular assistance. | |
Mr Stevenson reportedly fled the flat on roller skates but was arrested later on Saturday evening in the centre of Lyon. | |
BBC's Christian Fraser, in Paris, said it was a bank holiday in France but there would be a special hearing on Monday afternoon, when Mr Stevenson would be charged with second-degree murder. | |
The couple had divorced in 2010, he added. | |
According to French news agency AFP, a judicial source said it was the first time the children had been left alone with their father since the start of their parents' divorce. | |
The children's mother raised the alarm on Saturday after arriving at the flat the family used to share, according to reports. | |
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." | |
Mr Stevenson is believed to have been living in France for some time and was unemployed. |