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Polish Prosecutors Open Homicide Case After Mother and Two Daughters Found in Septic Tank

Prosecutors say early findings point to a crime, pending autopsy and toxicology results.

Overview

  • Authorities in Konin County are investigating under Article 148(3) of the Penal Code, which applies to cases involving multiple deaths.
  • The children's father reported the trio missing around 10pm Sunday after noticing disturbing signs near the septic tank at their home in Helenów Pierwszy.
  • Two men pulled the 32-year-old mother and one child from the tank before emergency crews arrived; firefighters later recovered the second child.
  • The mother was pronounced dead at the scene and the girls, aged six and eight, died in hospital, with the official causes of death yet to be established.
  • Prosecutors cautioned that media claims of a murder-suicide, a throat wound, a suicide note, and prior psychiatric treatment remain unconfirmed as the inquiry continues.