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Teen Girl, Boy Arrested After 11-Year-Old Drowned in Vilaine River

5/26/2026

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Divers searched the Vilaine river on May 25 after a fisherman reported hearing a child's cries.
Prosecutors said an 11-year-old boy was found on the riverbank with a wet bath towel tightly tied around his neck.
A 15-year-old girl presented herself to police in Rennes and was detained with a 16-year-old boy on murder-of-a-minor charges.

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Divers searched the Vilaine river on May 25 after a fisherman reported hearing a child's cries.
Prosecutors said an 11-year-old boy was found on the riverbank with a wet bath towel tightly tied around his neck.
A 15-year-old girl presented herself to police in Rennes and was detained with a 16-year-old boy on murder-of-a-minor charges.