A childminder was indicted for murder, three months after the death by asphyxiation of a 22-month-old girl in her care, in Chessy-les-Mines (Rhône), we learned this Wednesday December 11, 2024, from judicial sources.
This woman in her forties, who was presented to an investigating judge on Friday December 6, was placed in pre-trial detention, the Lyon prosecutor’s office told theAFPconfirming information from the newspaper Progress .
She had been practicing for around fifteen years
On September 13, the child was found dead at the home of the childminder in Chessy-les-Mines, in Beaujolais, and the Villefranche-sur-Saône public prosecutor’s office, first seized of the case, opened an investigation to determine the causes of death.
The autopsy revealed that the little girl died of asphyxiation,AFP the prosecutor of Villefranche-sur-Saône, Laetitia Francart.
The childminder’s approval was suspended after the events. She had been practicing her profession for around fifteen years, reports Progress.
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