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British father facing charges over deaths of his two children British father arrested over deaths of his two children
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A 47-year-old Briton living in France is expected to be formally charged later with killing his two children. A 47-year-old divorced British man living in France has been arrested on suspicion of 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. Julian Stevenson's daughter, aged five, and her brother, 10, were killed with a knife and their bodies found on Saturday at their father's Lyon flat.
He had been looking after the children over the weekend after separating from their French mother, it was reported.He had been looking after the children over the weekend after separating from their French mother, it was reported.
Prosecutors said they were not currently charging him with murder but that "this could always change".
A UK Foreign Office spokesman said it was in touch with French authorities and would provide consular assistance.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.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. News agency AFP said French prosecutors had not yet laid formal charges against him.
The couple had divorced in 2010, he added. "We are presently holding back from the charge of premeditated murder but this could always change in the light of more testimony," AFP quoted a prosecutor as saying.
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 couple had divorced in 2010, added the BBC's Christian Fraser.
And according to AFP, a judicial source said this was the first time the children had been left alone with their father since their separation.
The children's mother raised the alarm on Saturday after arriving at the flat the family used to share, according to reports.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."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.Mr Stevenson is believed to have been living in France for some time and was unemployed.