Police members walk on the street where two children were found dead in their home in the Findlay Creek neighbourhood of Ottawa on Monday, June 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Patrick Doyle<\/p>\n
Ottawa police have released more details about the case of a 40-year-old man who murdered his two young sons before taking his own life in June.<\/p>\n
Police say they have finished their investigation and determined that Mohammed Al-Lami killed the boys, aged seven and 12, during the late evening of June 28 or in the early morning hours of June 29, when their bodies were discovered in a home on Mandevilla Crescent.<\/p>\n
They say Al-Lami then intentionally set fire to his dental practice in Iroquois south of Ottawa before dying by suicide in a vehicle near Kemptville, Ont.<\/p>\n
Police say the father had picked up the two boys for his scheduled parenting time two days before they were found dead.<\/p>\n
Investigators say the evidence has established that Al-Lami acted alone.<\/p>\n
Police say he had a history of intimate partner violence and there was ongoing conflict involving parenting arrangements and financial support.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile no single circumstance can fully explain this violence, the evidence indicates that these issues likely formed part of the context leading to the deaths,\u201d police said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the findings have been shared with the boys\u2019 mother.<\/p>\n
Deputy Chief Patricia Ferguson said the boys\u2019 deaths have impacted the entire community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe recognize the profound impact these deaths have had on the boys\u2019 family, friends, school communities, neighbours and everyone who was affected by this tragedy,\u201d said Ferguson.<\/p>\n
Police say the names of the boys will not be released publicly at the request of their mother.<\/p>\n