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| Parents 'dumped body in concrete' | Parents 'dumped body in concrete' |
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| The parents of a French eight-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete have been held on suspicion of manslaughter, official sources say. | The parents of a French eight-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete have been held on suspicion of manslaughter, official sources say. |
| The girl, Marina Sabatier, was discovered at her father's workplace in Le Mans, south-west of Paris. | The girl, Marina Sabatier, was discovered at her father's workplace in Le Mans, south-west of Paris. |
| On Wednesday the parents told police the girl had been kidnapped. | On Wednesday the parents told police the girl had been kidnapped. |
| Prosecutors say they believe Marina died after being beaten last month, and that the body was kept in a freezer before being covered in concrete. | Prosecutors say they believe Marina died after being beaten last month, and that the body was kept in a freezer before being covered in concrete. |
| Prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation against both parents on suspicion of manslaughter, violence against a minor, and wasting police time. | Prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation against both parents on suspicion of manslaughter, violence against a minor, and wasting police time. |
| On Wednesday the father told officers that Marina had been taken from his car, which he had parked to buy food at a McDonalds' restaurant near Le Mans. | On Wednesday the father told officers that Marina had been taken from his car, which he had parked to buy food at a McDonalds' restaurant near Le Mans. |
| Prosecutors say that after the body was found on Friday, the couple confessed to police that they had maltreated Marina - who had Down's Syndrome - but insisted that she had died of natural causes. | |
| They told investigators that they had found her body in their basement in early August and, in a panic, had hidden it in a freezer. | They told investigators that they had found her body in their basement in early August and, in a panic, had hidden it in a freezer. |
| Later the father is said to have placed the body in a container at his workplace, and filled it with concrete. | Later the father is said to have placed the body in a container at his workplace, and filled it with concrete. |
| The couple concocted the abduction story as school authorities were bound to ask questions at the start of the term, police said. | The couple concocted the abduction story as school authorities were bound to ask questions at the start of the term, police said. |
| They could face life imprisonment if convicted. They have four other children, who have been placed into care by social services. | They could face life imprisonment if convicted. They have four other children, who have been placed into care by social services. |