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Shocking case in France: Two minors in custody after 12-year-old found dead with towel around neck
Rennes's public prosecutor said a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and a girl later came forward; both are in custody as divers search the nearby Vilaine for clues.
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What happenedRennes's public prosecutor said a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and a girl later came forward; both are in custody as divers search the nearby Vilaine for clues.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "Eleven-year-old boy found dead on riverbank in northwest France". The other frames it as "Shocking case in France: Two minors in custody after 12-year-old found dead with towel ar...".
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Left / center-leftEleven-year-old boy found dead on riverbank in northwest France
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Shocking case in France: Two minors in custody after 12-year-old found dead with towel around neck
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Rennes's public prosecutor said a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and a girl later came forward; both are in custody as divers search the nearby Vilaine for clues.
Eleven-year-old boy found dead on riverbank in northwest France
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The boy was found dead on a bank of the Vilaine River in the city of Rennes, with a wet bath towel 'tied very tightly around his neck.' Two teenagers were apprehended, but the circumstances...
