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British mother arrested after baby found dead in France

Woman in her 30s on holiday in south-west France arrested after baby's father reported death and doctor declared it was not from natural causes.

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A British woman has been arrested in south-west France after her five-month-old baby was found dead during a family holiday, reports RFI.

The woman in her 30s was arrested on Saturday after the baby's father reported the death and a doctor declared that it was not from natural causes.

The couple were on a week-long holiday near Bayonne, in the French Basque country, with their two children, the baby and a three-year-old.

They were due to leave the house they had rented on Saturday afternoon.

The father woke up early and left the bedroom, which all four were apparently sharing, according to a, official from the Bayonne prosecutor's office.

Read more of this report from RFI.