news French mother and partner held until trial after abandoned boys French mother and partner held until trial after abandoned boys are returned to France. French mother and her partner, arrested in Portugal for abandoning two boys on a roadside, are being detained in pre-trial custody pending the return of the boys to France. The youngsters, aged four and five, were found crying beside a road near Alcacer do Sal, about 100 km south of Lisbon, on Tuesday evening, and the couple were taken into custody on the following day. They are charged with child endangerment and abandonment, and the man also faces a charge of aggravated assault. The boys, who are being cared for in Lisbon, will be sent back to France. French mother and partner arrested in Portugal for abandoning boys on a roadside are being detained in pre-trial custody pending the return of the children to France. The youngsters, aged four and five, were found crying beside a road near Alcacer do Sal, about 100 km south of Lisbon, on Tuesday evening, and the couple were taken into custody on the following day. They are charged with child endangerment and abandonment, and the man also faces a charge of aggravated assault. The boys are being cared for in Lisbon, and will be returned to France.
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