Prosecutors in France have launched a homicide investigation after five bodies were found in a town north-east of Paris, El.kz cites BBC.
According to local media reports, the victims are a woman and her four young children.
Their bodies were found in the town of Meaux which is just over 41km (25 miles) from the French capital.
They were discovered in an apartment, the local prosecutor told France's AFP news agency.
According to news website Actu17, which first reported the case, police are looking for the 33-year-old father, who is "on the run".