Overview
- Firefighters alerted police around 1 a.m. to a child in cardiorespiratory arrest at her home in Bruay‑sur‑l’Escaut, and her death was pronounced about 1:30 a.m.
- A slight mark consistent with strangulation was observed during the initial examination of the victim.
- The father and the child’s siblings, who were present at the home, were placed in police custody as a procedural step and released on Sunday.
- A medico‑legal assessment now favors the hypothesis of a choking game that went wrong rather than criminal involvement.
- Authorities have opened a preliminary investigation to establish the precise circumstances of the 10‑year‑old’s death.