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Boy, seven, fatally stabs his aunt in the neck after hearing her argue with his mother about hair straighteners

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Silver, E. (2026, September 18). Boy, seven, fatally stabs his aunt in the neck after hearing her argue with his mother about hair straighteners. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16141959/Boy-seven-fatally-stabs-aunt-neck-hearing-argue-mother-hair-straighteners.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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In Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, a seven-year-old boy fatally stabbed his 34-year-old aunt in the neck early Friday morning after an argument between the woman and her sister over hair straighteners. The boy reportedly acted to defend his mother during the conflict. Despite emergency medical efforts, the victim died from severe blood loss. Police are investigating the incident, with both the child and his mother set for questioning as part of the ongoing investigation.

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A seven-year-old boy fatally stabbed his aunt in the neck in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, around 4:30 am on a Friday. The incident began after an argument about hair straighteners between the aunt and the child's mother. Upon arriving at the scene, police found the woman lying on the floor with severe injuries to her neck; she died despite medical efforts at 5:17 am due to excessive blood loss.

Initially, authorities suspected a man seen holding a baseball bat but later determined he was unrelated to the crime. He had left his house after hearing the victim's cries for help. Instead, the police were approached by the young boy who claimed to have acted to defend his mother. Both the child and his mother are now subjects of investigation by the public prosecutor and the Departmental Service of the Judicial Police, though the exact circumstances remain under examination.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A seven-year-old boy fatally stabbed his aunt in the neck to 'defend' his mother after the pair had an argument about hair straighteners. asserted

pair → see → straighteners

The tragedy occurred in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, at around 4.30am on Friday, when emergency services were alerted to a situation involving a woman with a knife wound. asserted

services → occur → wound

Initial findings revealed that her young nephew had inflicted the deadly injury. asserted

nephew → reveal → injury

According to local reports, police arrived to find a woman lying on the floor as two people attempted to apply pressure to her neck. uncertain

people → accord → neck

Firefighters arrived and provided initial first aid, before being relieved by a medical team. asserted

Firefighters → arrive → team

Despite several resuscitation attempts, the woman was sadly pronounced dead at 5.17am due to severe blood loss. asserted

woman → pronounce → loss

Police arrived to find a woman lying on the floor as two people attempted to apply pressure to her neck (File pic) At first, authorities went after a man who was seen in the vicinity brandishing a baseball bat, only to discover he had nothing to do with the crime. asserted

he → arrive → crime

He had exited his house armed, after hearing the woman's cries for help in the street. asserted

He → exit → street

The police were then approached by the seven-year-old and his mother, who explained what had happened. asserted

what → approach → old

The 34-year-old woman recounted that they had been in the kitchen of the apartment when an argument broke out between the two sisters over hair straighteners. asserted

argument → recount → straighteners

As the argument escalated, the child allegedly grabbed a knife to defend his mother and stabbed the victim in the throat. uncertain

child → escalate → throat

According to the mother's testimony, the aunt exclaimed, 'Your son stabbed me,' before rushing out of the apartment. 'Once in the street, she called for help before collapsing,' a source close to the case explained, according to Le Parisien. ' uncertain

source → accord → Parisien

According to statements gathered from the mother, no one else was present in the apartment at the time of the tragedy,' the source added. uncertain

source → accord → tragedy

The boy reportedly confessed to the crime, with Le Parisien reporting that he said: 'Yes, it's me. uncertain

it → confess → crime

I don't want to go to prison. asserted

I → want → prison

I don't want you to put my mother in prison, I defended my mum.' The mother was taken into custody, and the boy was taken to hospital. The public prosecutor and the Departmental Service of the Judicial Police are now conducting the necessary investigations into the circumstances of the crime. The child is scheduled to be questioned, local media reports. asserted

media → want → crime

Boy, seven, fatally stabs his aunt in the neck after hearing her argue with his mother about hair straighteners

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