Apparent murder-suicide leaves 3 dead in Ottawa community
Bodies of woman and 2 children found in basement of Stittsville home Monday
CBC News
Posted: Jan 14, 2013 6:30 PM ET
Last Updated: Jan 14, 2013 10:54 PM ET
Ottawa police are investigating what appears to be a double murder and suicide after the bodies of a woman and her two children were found in the basement of their Stittsville home today.
Police were called to the home at 25 Granite Ridge Dr. at about 5:30 p.m., according to a media release.
The father of the children found the bodies, police sources told CBC News, and was later questioned by police. Investigators suspect the mother — identified by police sources as Allison Corchis — was responsible for the deaths of the couple's son Alex, 10, and daughter Katie, 6.
25 granite ridge drive, ottawa
A sharp weapon was used, but police sources would not say what type.
Firefighters were the first to arrive at the home. They were called back to a nearby station once police took over the scene and later underwent a critical stress incident debriefing, said fire department spokesman Marc Messier.
It was a "disturbing scene," police sources said.
A neighbour, Jeff Wilk, said the woman living at 25 Granite Ridge Dr. was a Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinator. She introduced herself to Wilk's family when they moved into the neighbourhood more than a year ago, and gave them a welcome package.
She was often seen walking her children to and from nearby Stittsville Public School on Granite Ridge Drive, Wilk said by phone.
Neighbour Tonya Marczak says her daughter was best friends with one of the victims.Neighbour Tonya Marczak says her daughter was best friends with one of the victims. (CBC)
Another neighbour, Tonya Marczak, said her daughter was Katie's best friend. They celebrated Katie's sixth birthday together last weekend.
"They seemed like such nice people. To hear that there's three dead, it's just devastating," Marczak said. "I don't undertsand how this happens, I don't, especially when I've got little kids of my own."
Marczak said she told her children there was a fire at the home, and nothing else.
"I honestly don't know what to tell them at this point," she said. "Do I send them to school tomorrow, do I not? I have no idea."
The major crime unit is handling the investigation.
No further details were released.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottaw...ttsville-deaths-suspicious-three.html?cmp=rss
The Ottawa police major crime unit is investigating an apparent double murder and suicide at this house, 25 Granite Ridge Dr., in Stittsville. (CBC)