A MUM who allegedly stabbed her three children to death before fleeing in the French Alps has been found dead in Switzerland.
French cops launched a massive manhunt after Deborah Pel, 45, fled the small town of Taninges leaving a note behind.
Schoolteacher Deborah Pel was found dead in her car
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The bodies of the two boys aged two and 11, and a 13-year-old girl were found at the family home near the Swiss border on Tuesday.
After fleeing in her Audi SUV, the 45-year-old school teacher was found dead in her car, according to Le Dauphiné Libéré.
The cause of her death is currently unknown.
The grim discovery was made by the children’s grandparents, it emerged.
It had earlier been reported that the dad of the youngest child, had found the bodies.
French cops had launched a probe and searched for the French-Swiss national alongside helicopter crews and diving squads.
Investigators requested assistance from Swiss authorities in their search, who flagged her car as it passed into the country.
The mum was a teacher at a school in nearby Marnaz, where she had reportedly transferred from Adelin-Malgrand school in Samoëns.
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”.
“Autopsies and additional expert assessments will be carried out quickly by the Grenoble Institute of Forensic Medicine (IML), but initial findings have shown that the victims have stab wounds,” he said.