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Quebec woman faces murder charges after 3 dead newborns found in home

Quebec police say a woman is facing first-degree murder charges in the deaths of three newborns. Denis Beaumont / The Canadian Press

Quebec provincial police say a woman is facing three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of three newborns.

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Provincial police say all three babies were hers.

They say the 27-year-old woman from Ste-Marthe-sur-le-lac, northwest of Montreal, will appear in court today in Saint-Jerome.

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Authorities say a search of her home on Oct. 16 led police to the bodies of three newborns stemming from different pregnancies.

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The woman was arrested Wednesday.

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