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Typhaine Taton | |
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| Born | April 6, 2004 Maubeuge, France |
| Died | June 8, 2009 (aged 5) Maubeuge, France |
| Cause of death | Blunt force trauma |
| Body discovered | December 9, 2009 |
| Parent(s) | François Taton Anne-Sophie Faucheur |
The Typhaine case, or "case of Typhaine Taton", was a case of child abuse and infanticide that occurred in France in 2009.
5-year-old Typhaine Taton was reported missing by her mother on 18 June 2009 in Maubeuge, in the Nord département of northern France. The mother (Anne-Sophie Faucheur) and her partner (Nicolas Willot) admitted to Typhaine's murder five months later after being arrested and remanded in custody. Their reason was a violent punishment gone wrong due to Typhaine "wetting her bed, stealing sweets and taking too long to go to sleep". The investigation revealed that Typhaine had been mistreated in the period before her murder. The authorities had begun to suspect the couple of the murder several months before they confessed. Typhaine's body was found in Belgium, so initial investigations were led by local police there.
Faucheur and Willot were sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment by the Court of Assizes in Douai.