A 7-year-old child found dead along with his mother the next day, the theory of infanticide favored

The events took place on October 23 and 24, 2024 in the Crozon sector in Finistère. On Wednesday, a 7-year-old boy was found dead in a parked car. The next day, his mother’s body was found on a beach a few kilometers away. The trail of infanticide, followed by suicide, is favored by investigators.

On Wednesday October 23, gendarmes discovered a 7-year-old boy lifeless in a car stopped on a coastal path at the Pointe de Dinan near Crozon. The car belongs to his mother whose disappearance as well as that of her son were reported to the gendarmerie, as specified by Ouest-France. The mother and her son live in Lampaul-Plouarzel, near Brest.

The next day, Thursday October 24, the mother’s body was discovered on a beach in Plougonvelin, a few kilometers further north.

Contacted, the Deputy public prosecutor of the Quimper public prosecutor’s office, Jean-Luc Lennon, tells us that the bodies have been autopsied. The results of the woman’s body confirm that it is the mother and that the causes of death are certainly due to a fall from a cliff.

The child’s autopsy showed no marks on his body. Toxicological analyzes are underway, as the possibility of taking medication or any substance is being considered.

All these elements suggest that the theory of infanticide followed by suicide is favored, as recognized by the prosecution.

To the question of the reasons which could have led the mother to these dramatic gestures, the deputy public prosecutor of the Quimper public prosecutor’s office explains that recently, a family affairs judge decided to alternate custody of the young boy between the father and the mother while the mother had, until now, sole custody of his son. son.

A decision that the mother did not accept, according to the prosecutor. She had just appealed this court decision.

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