French police probe five infant remains found in Orange

French authorities have launched a murder investigation after the remains of five infants were discovered at a couple's home in the southern city of Orange. The discovery was made on Monday, July 27, 2026, following the home birth of a healthy baby two days earlier.

According to the local prosecutor's office, the 32-year-old woman gave birth at home on Sunday, July 26. She was subsequently taken to a hospital for treatment. Her partner, also 32, was reportedly distressed after learning of the pregnancy at a very late stage. He then searched their apartment in Orange's historic city center, where he found what appeared to be human remains. He alerted authorities through the hospital.

Police searched the couple's second-floor flat late Monday, sealing the door with red tape. Inside, they discovered bones and a decomposing body, reportedly stored in cardboard boxes. A forensic pathologist dispatched to the scene provided an initial estimate that the remains belonged to five infants. A full post-mortem examination has been ordered on the decomposing body, while the bones will undergo anthropological analysis in a laboratory.

The man told investigators he was unaware of his partner's...