By The Canadian Press

Man charged in deaths of two Edmonton children, serious injury to their mother

Dec 7, 2018 | 10:14 AM

EDMONTON — A 29-year-old man has been charged in the deaths of two young children who were found in a southeast Edmonton apartment after their injured mother was taken to hospital.

Police are not identifying the man who is facing two counts of second-degree murder, as well as charges of aggravated assault and breach of probation.

Acting Staff Sgt. Terrie Affolder says police were called on Wednesday about a woman who had been obviously assaulted and who was being chased by a man outside. 

She was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries and, a few hours later, a naked man acting erratically was arrested at a garage.

Officers did not find the children in an initial search of the rental suite, but after speaking to the suspect they returned and found the youngsters in one of the rooms, Affolder said Friday.

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“Their bodies were found concealed underneath piles of various household items.”

Affolder did not give the ages of the children other than to say they were very young. Autopsies were scheduled for Friday.

She said the man, who is known to police, was the biological father of one of the children, but was not living in the apartment with the woman.

“They had a relationship at some point because they had a biological child together, and I believe they were still having a relationship of some sort at this time.”