A DAD was left horrified after he returned home to find his three children brutally stabbed to death.
The tragic discovery happened at the family’s home in the ski town of Taninges in France as the kids’ mum is missing.
The three children, two boys aged two, 11, and a 13-year-old girl were found at the family home around 1pm on Tuesday.
Their mum, considered a key suspect in the kids’ death is believed to have fled to the mountains in the surrounding area, French newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré reports.
The woman reportedly left a letter behind her before fleeing.
French cops have launched a probe and are currently searching for the 45-year-old school teacher alongside helicopters and diving squads.
The childrens’ death is being investigated as an “intentional homicide.“
The investigation has been handed over to the Bonneville public prosecutor’s office.
Bonneville’s district attorney, Boris Duffau, said initial findings indicated “the victims had stab wounds.“
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