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Calgary police have provided an update on the investigation into the discovery of the body of a woman and a child in house in the northeast community of Temple Wednesday afternoon.
Police were called to the home on Templegreen Place just after 2 p.m. for a “check on welfare.”
Calgary police were called to the house around 2 p.m. on Wednesday for what was initially called “a check on welfare.”
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While investigators aren’t releasing any names of the victims, on Thursday they said the death of the seven-year-old boy has been deemed a homicide, while the 42-year-old woman is believed to have died by suicide.
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Police believe the mother was also responsible for the death of her son and said investigators are not looking for any other suspects.
On Thursday a small memorial of flowers, stuffed animals and candy had been left outside the house where the bodies were found.
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Police said there was also no reported history of family violence.
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A day after the bodies were discovered, a small memorial of flowers, stuffed animals and candy has sprung up outside the house while a children’s toy was still visible lying on the grass in the front yard.
A day after the bodies were found, a child’s toy was still lying on the front lawn of the house in Temple.
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In a press release, Staff Sgt. Mark Rahn, of the CPS Homicide Unit described the deaths as a “tragic and traumatic event” that “affects not only the family of the victims, but members of the wider community as well.”
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