A Frenchwoman has been convicted for killing eight of her newborns over more than a decade and been sentenced to nine years in jail following a a dramatic and teary murder trial.

A French woman accused of killing eight of her newborns over more than a decade is awaiting a verdict after a dramatic murder trial.

A FRENCH mother who killed eight of her newborn babies is relieved her deadly secret is finally out, her lawyer said.

A French nurse has admitted suffocating eight of her newborn babies and hiding their bodies at home.

A closely fought race between two women to become the new leader of France’s Socialist Party has ended in a dead heat, a senior party official said early today.