Laval police investigate possible femicide, could be second in 24 hours in Quebec
Posted February 21, 2022 8:45 am.
Last Updated February 21, 2022 10:11 am.
Police in Laval are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman in their 70s – it could be the second femicide in Quebec, within 24 hours.
They say the couple’s son called 911 shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday, after finding the bodies of his parents in their Duvernay home – Maria Cristovao, 71, and Joao Marques, 75.
Police spokeswoman Const. Stephanie Beshara says police believe the deaths may have been a homicide followed by a suicide. She says an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of the deaths.
Meanwhile provincial police say they are investigating a separate incident in Dunham, around 100 km south-east of Montreal, where another couple was found dead in their home late Friday afternoon.
The SQ believe the deaths of Patrizia Rao, 59, and Frederic-Lynn Blair, 62, Friday were the result of a homicide followed by a suicide.
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