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Celine Lesage

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Celine Lesage
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penalty15 years in prison
Details
Victims6
Span of crimes
2000–2007
CountryFrance
State(s)Normandy
Date apprehended
October 2007

Celine Lesage (born 1971) is a French woman found guilty in 2010 of murdering six of her newborn babies between 2000 and 2007.[1] She suffocated four of them, and strangled two.[2] On October 19, 2007, a new boyfriend, Luc Margueritte, found the six corpses in the basement of the apartment he and Lesage were sharing.[3] She was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murders.[4]

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  1. ^ Gabbatt, Adam (15 March 2010). "French woman admits killing six newborn babies". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ VEILLE, FREDERIC (15 March 2010). "Frenchwoman accused of killing 6 of her infants". The San Diego Union Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ Samuel, Henry (15 Mar 2010). "French woman 'murdered newborn babies and hid corpses in cellar'". Telegraph.co.uk. Paris: Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. ^ Davies, Lizzy (19 March 2010). "French woman sentenced to 15 years for killing six babies". The Guardian.