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FRANCE
Woman admits to killing babies
A French woman said during police questioning that she killed her two newborn babies, who were found dead in her freezer, as well as a child she had in 1999, police officials said Oct. 12.
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Veronique Courjault AP PHOTO
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The woman, Veronique Courjault , and her husband, Jean-Louis, appeared before a judge on the same day.
Three police officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Veronique Courjault confessed to three infanticides during police questioning.
One of the officials, who was closely involved in the case, said Courjault told police investigators that she strangled her two newborn infants, who were found dead in a freezer in her residence in South Korea, where she and her husband had been living since 2002.
She also said that she killed another baby she gave birth to secretly in 1999 in France and that she incinerated the body in a wood-burner.
The Japan Times Weekly: Oct. 21, 2006 (C) All rights reserved
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