Bodies of five people found in flat in Paris suburb of Meaux

Prosecutors in France have launched a homicide investigation after five bodies were found in a town north-east of Paris, Report informs via BBC News.

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 41 kilometers from the French capital.

They were discovered in an apartment, the local prosecutor told France's AFP news agency.

According to the news website Actu17, which first reported the case, police are looking for the 33-year-old father, who is "on the run.".

Prosecutor Jean-Baptiste Bladier confirmed to the French media that the Versailles judicial police service was investigating.