{"id":730944,"date":"2026-06-12T01:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/730944\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T01:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:26:16","slug":"calgary-woman-died-by-suicide-after-killing-her-son-at-home-in-temple-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/730944\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary woman died by suicide after killing her son at home in Temple: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

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Police were called to the home on Templegreen Place just after 2 p.m. for a \u201ccheck on welfare.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tCalgary police were called to the house around 2 p.m. on Wednesday for what was initially called \u201ca check on welfare.\u201d\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

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While investigators aren\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tOn Thursday a small memorial of flowers, stuffed animals and candy had been left outside the house where the bodies were found.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

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Police said there was also no reported history of family violence.<\/p>\n

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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\u2019s toy was still visible lying on the grass in the front yard.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tA day after the bodies were found, a child\u2019s toy was still lying on the front lawn of the house in Temple.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

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In a press release, Staff Sgt. Mark Rahn, of the CPS Homicide Unit described the deaths as a \u201ctragic and traumatic event\u201d that \u201caffects not only the family of the victims, but members of the wider community as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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