A FRENCH woman has been arrested after her husband and daughter were found stabbed dead in their hotel room in Iceland.
The woman, in her 50s, who also sustained stab wounds and was taken to hospital, is currently in custody until Friday, June 20.
The incident took place in a room on the fourth floor at the five-star Edition Hotel in central Reykjavik, Iceland.
The victims – a man in his 60s and his daughter in her 30s – were found dead by a staff member in the room.
They had both sustained serious stab wounds.
The woman in custody is understood to be the wife and mother of the deceased.
They all had French citizenship but had been living in Ireland.
The family had been travelling together with a return ticket home for last Saturday, June 14, when the bodies were discovered.
Staff members called the police at around 7.14am (8:14am Irish time) that day to report that “an incident had occurred”.
A spokesperson for the Reykjavik Metropolitan Police told RTE: “It was clear something very serious happened.”
The French woman appeared in Reykjavik District Court last Saturday.
She was remanded in custody until Friday, June 20.
The French embassy has been contacted by the Metropolitan Police in order to make contact with the victim’s family members.
Ævar Pálmi Pálmason, deputy chief superintendent of the Reykjavík Metropolitan Police’s central division, added: “We are also in contact with French police authorities, who have so far shown no interest in travelling to Iceland, though that cannot be ruled out.”
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The victims were found dead at the five-star Hotel Edition in Reykjavik, IcelandCredit: Getty