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| British mother arrested in France after baby found dead at holiday home | British mother arrested in France after baby found dead at holiday home |
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| A mother from the UK has reportedly been arrested in the south of France after her five-month-old baby was discovered dead during a family holiday, according to officials. | A mother from the UK has reportedly been arrested in the south of France after her five-month-old baby was discovered dead during a family holiday, according to officials. |
| The woman was reported to have been on holiday with her husband and her two children – aged five months and three years old – in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, a village in the Basque province of Labourd. | The woman was reported to have been on holiday with her husband and her two children – aged five months and three years old – in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, a village in the Basque province of Labourd. |
| On the last day of their week-long break, the father reportedly woke up early and left the room the family were sharing. | On the last day of their week-long break, the father reportedly woke up early and left the room the family were sharing. |
| After he returned and the mother woke around 9am, he found the baby was dead and contacted the emergency services, according to preliminary information. | After he returned and the mother woke around 9am, he found the baby was dead and contacted the emergency services, according to preliminary information. |
| She was arrested on Saturday and was being held in police custody. | She was arrested on Saturday and was being held in police custody. |
| A coroner said the death was not from natural causes, according to Sud Ouest. | A coroner said the death was not from natural causes, according to Sud Ouest. |
| "The suspect death of a baby was discovered at the scene" deputy prosecutor Marc Mariee told AFP. | "The suspect death of a baby was discovered at the scene" deputy prosecutor Marc Mariee told AFP. |
| Mr Mariee said investigators "very quickly" focused on the mother. | Mr Mariee said investigators "very quickly" focused on the mother. |
| A port-mortem will be carried out next week. | A port-mortem will be carried out next week. |
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