Couple detained in France after 15-month-old twins die of dehydration

The couple's four other children, aged three, four, five and six, were hospitalized with dehydration but were not in life-threatening condition, the source added.The parents alerted emergency services in the northern town of Beuvrages after discovering the twins in their beds, a police source said. Preliminary findings indicate that the children died of dehydration. A drugstore sign shows the temperature at 43 C (109.4 F) in Rennes, western France, June 22, 2026. Photo by AP The town's mayor, Ali Ben Yahia, said the community was "deeply shaken by the tragedy that has struck a family in Beuvrages," in a message posted on Facebook."An investigation is currently underway to establish the circumstances of this tragedy," he added, noting that the family was "well integrated into the life of…

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