???????? Finistère. A seven-year-old boy was found dead in a vehicle while his mother's body was discovered on a beach the next day

A seven-year-old boy was found dead in a vehicle parked in Crozon (Finistère), while his mother was discovered lifeless the next day on a beach in Plougonvelin. The Quimper prosecutor's office favors the trail of infanticide followed by suicide.

“The most likely scenario is that of a mother who killed her child before committing suicide,” the prosecution told AFP.

The bodies were discovered late last week. The boy was found lifeless in his mother's vehicle, parked on a coastal path near a cliff. A few hours later, the mother's body was discovered on a beach in a neighboring town.

Authorities are awaiting the results of toxicology tests on the child to determine the exact causes of death. There are indications that the child could have ingested a substance which could have caused his death.

The prosecution specified that “there are no traces of a struggle”, reinforcing the hypothesis of infanticide followed by suicide. However, investigators are calling for caution while awaiting final conclusions. If this hypothesis is confirmed, it would lead to the extinction of the public action, preventing the prosecutor from initiating legal proceedings.

Source: Jean-Marc Morandini