Prosecutors in France charged a man with murder after his 7-year-old son was discovered in the family apartment's bath, bruised and half frozen, prosecutors said Sunday.

The boy's body was discovered on Thursday in the southern city of Perpignan. According to regional prosecutor Jean-David Cavaille, the father, 28, has been detained pending trial.

The father has also been charged with the attempted murder of his two kids, ages three and four. Meanwhile, the boy's uncle, 33, and grandmother, 61, both from his father's side, have been charged with failure to report a crime.


They have not been remanded in detention but placed under judicial supervision.

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Medical exams of the two young girls, who have both been hospitalized, have "revealed multiple scars on the body and face," according to the prosecutor.

The boy's autopsy is set to take place on Monday. The prosecutor said the mother and her mother are both being given psychological support. The circumstances surrounding the boy's death have yet to be revealed.