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MIAMI, USA (AFP) -- A mother and her five young children have been found murdered at their home in Florida, police said on Sunday, as authorities searched for the woman's husband who they believe has fled to Haiti.
The bodies of Guerline Damas, 32, and five children between 11 months and nine years old, were found late Saturday by deputies in their North Naples home, after a relative contacted police because she had not heard from the woman for about 24 hours, police said.
Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said attention had focused on Mesac Damas, the husband and father of the victims. Authorities located his car at the airport in Miami, about 120 miles (190 kilometers) east of North Naples.
"We also believe that shortly before 10 am on Friday, Mr Damas left on a flight to Haiti, where we believe he is at this time."
The sheriff declined to describe Damas, 33, as a suspect, saying he was "a person of interest at this time."
But he stressed that a "process" was in place to work with Haitian authorities in order to locate Damas for questioning.
Authorities would not describe how the victims were killed, pending an investigation, but the sheriff noted the grisly scene at the home in a gated community.
"In no uncertain terms, this is the most horrific and violent event this community has ever experienced," Rambosk told a press conference.
"Every homicide is tragic, however this is the worst of the worst."
Police said the child victims included three boys, age nine, six and five, a girl age three and a baby girl 11 months old.
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