Haute-Saône: triple murder in Gy, grandmother killed by knife blows

dna.fr (French)

Autopsies of four people found dead on September 2 in Gy, Haute-Saône, reveal the grandmother died from violent knife wounds inflicted by the children's father. The case is now confirmed as a family murder-suicide. The two children, aged 6 and 10, and their 42-year-old father died from gunshot wounds, with the children shot at close range. The 74-year-old grandmother was beaten before receiving three knife blows described as "extremely violent" by the forensic doctor. Authorities believe the father, who was in the process of separating, killed the three others before turning the weapon on himself. The investigation continues to establish the exact sequence of events.


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