Tri-Cities Now July 10 2013

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WEDNESDAY JULY 10, 2013

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HOMICIDE INVESTIGATORS TAKE OVER IN COQUITLAM

Jeremy DEUTSCH jdeutsch@thenownews.com To most who lived along the quiet Coquitlam street, it would appear the home in the 1100-block of Cottonwood Avenue belonged to a fairly typical family. But some neighbours say the family was tearing apart at the seams and there is speculation the end of a marriage might be the reason why two people died in a house fire there late Monday night. Coquitlam Fire & Rescue were originally called to the home before midnight to the report of a struc-

ture fire. That’s when crews found the bodies of a man and a woman inside. By Tuesday morning, the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team had been called in to assist in the investigation. RCMP Sgt. Jennifer Pound said IHIT was called in because the preliminary findings suggest the deaths are suspicious. However, she said it wasn’t clear if the deaths were a result of the fire, adding an autopsy would be preformed to determine whether a homicide occurred. “Ultimately the autopsy is going to have to speak CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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