Father in La Réunion Kills Two Young Children Before Taking His Own Life

Authorities are investigating a tragic family incident after a mother alerted police to alarming messages from her partner.

A man in La Réunion killed his two children, aged 7 and 4, before committing suicide on Tuesday morning in the town of Les Avirons.
The mother, while at work, contacted authorities after receiving disturbing messages from her partner.
Police discovered the bodies of the children and the father in a small shed at the family home.
The mother, deeply shocked by the events, has been hospitalized for medical care.
The investigation has been assigned to the Saint-Pierre and Saint-Denis gendarmerie research units.