Two boys, aged two and 11, and a 13-year-old girl were found dead in their home in the village of Taninges, in the French Alps on the border with Switzerland on Tuesday. The children’s mother became the focus of the investigation after fleeing the village.
On Wednesday, a woman’s body was found in a car near the border in Switzerland, and on Thursday authorities confirmed her identity.
“The Swiss authorities have confirmed the identity of the person found dead: it is indeed the mother of the three children,” public prosecutor Boris Duffau said in a statement.
He added that he did not yet have an autopsy report.
The murders have shocked the village of around 3,500 inhabitants, with authorities setting up an emergency medical unit at the town hall.
The family's neighbour said she was ‘flabbergasted’ by the ‘inconceivable’ murders.
The family’s chalet complete with a garden and swings is located on the outskirts of the village.
The mother was a primary school teacher in a village near Taninges.
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