French Pair Held Until Trial After Boys Abandoned by Road in Portugal
- Frenchwoman Marine and Marc arrived at a Setubal courthouse today for further questioning, suspected of abandoning two children in Portugal as authorities investigate alleged child endangerment and abandonment.
- The children, aged four and five, were found crying on a road near Comporta on Tuesday, following a search that began May 11 when their father reported them missing from Colmar.
- A passing motorist discovered the boys with backpacks containing food and water; one boy reported Marine told them to wear blindfolds and search for a hidden toy before she drove away.
- The brothers have been placed with a foster family in Lisbon pending their return to France, while the couple faces potential pretrial detention in Setubal as authorities investigate.
- Upon arriving at court, Marc shouted "I love you" in French, while Marine hummed a melody; shortly after midnight yesterday, Marc shouted "Portugal Armageddon" toward journalists as he left the courthouse.
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A four-year-old and a five-year-old boy stood on the side of the road crying. The mother of the children and her partner are now in U-liability. He is also accused of dangerous bodily injury in addition to child exposure.
French couple remanded in custody in Portugal abandoned children case
The court in the port city of Setúbal ordered the 41-year-old woman and the 55-year-old man to be placed in pretrial detention for the crimes of aggravated assault, endangerment and abandonment of the boys after a two-day hearing.
In the case of young people suspended in Portugal, a judge has ordered a detention order for their mother and stepfather, and the brothers remain in a foster family for the time being.
A judge ruled this Saturday pre-trial detention for the mother and stepfather of the two French children who were found alone by a road in Portugal this...
The judge in Setúbal justified the decision with the seriousness of the accusation: serious injury, danger and suspension.
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