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Four members of a family found dead in Toulouse
Four members of one family were found dead in Toulouse, in southern France, overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday.
The victims were a young child, the child’s mother and paternal grandmother; the father was also found dead.
Investigators suspect the father killed the three relatives before taking his own life, but this remains the leading theory in the investigation.
The three victims were reportedly killed with a knife, and the father is believed to have died by suicide using a bladed weapon.
Police had been called to the family’s home over a dispute before returning when no one answered and finding the bodies.
The Toulouse prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into suspected homicide by a partner, homicide of an ascendant and infanticide.
The prosecutor’s office said it planned to provide an update later on Wednesday.
Four members of a family were found dead in Toulouse during the night of 20 to 21 October 2026.
Investigators are focusing on a suspected triple homicide followed by the father’s suicide.
The three victims found in the family home were a two-year-old child, the child’s mother and the father’s mother.
Police sources and reports differ on the precise order in which the father’s body and the three other bodies were found.
The Toulouse prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into the deaths.
- Who
- A father, his two-year-old child, his partner and his mother.
- What
- Four family members were found dead. Investigators suspect the father killed the other three before taking his own life.
- When
- The bodies were found during the night of 20 to 21 October 2026.
- Where
- Toulouse, France; the family home was on rue Paul-Kruger.
- Why
- Not stated. Investigators were examining a possible family dispute.
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Police went to the family home to respond to a reported family dispute, but no one opened the door.
Police returned after the family did not respond to calls.
Police entered the home and found the three victims, according to Le Parisien and Orange Actualités.
- Victims
- Four family members
- Child
- Two years old, according to franceinfo and Le Parisien; under two, according to Orange Actualités
- Location
- Rue Paul-Kruger, Toulouse
- Discovery time
- Around 1:30 a.m. on 21 October 2026
- Investigation
- Toulouse prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into homicide by a partner, homicide of an ascendant and infanticide
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Suspicion d'un triple homicide familial à Toulouse, un bébé parmi les victimes
Quatre personnes d'une même famille retrouvées mortes à Toulouse, la thèse d'un triple homicide suivi d'un suicide privilégiée par l'enquête
Un père de famille soupçonné d’avoir tué au couteau son enfant de deux ans, sa compagne et sa propre mère avant de se suicider à Toulouse
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