Bodies of five babies found in south-western France

Police have found the corpses of four babies in the freezer at a house in southern France.

The discovery was made after a man reported finding a dead baby in a cooler bag in his family’s home, according to a police source.

Police searched the house in Louchats, close to Bordeaux, on Thursday evening after the man reported finding the body of a newborn baby at home.

The man, aged 40, told police he did not know whether his wife had been pregnant.

The mother, aged 35, has been hospitalised and will undergo a medical exam.

Reuters