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economist sunsuntribune saturday march 4 2006 9 staff photosjoerd witteveen york regional police sealed a markham home yesterday to investigate the murder of two children family seemed normal neighbour from page 1 called police around 7 pm thursday the girls grandparents were also home at the time but were unaware of the tragedy as it unfolded police said the two children who appeared to have drowned were rushed to markham stouffville hospital where they were pronounced dead post mortem examina tions to determine the exact cause of death were being performed priday the girls mother was admitted to hospital and was immediately placed in critical care her condition was upgraded to serious friday and a police guard was placed outside her room the girls father was running errands at the time of the murders and returned home to find police and other emer gency vehicles in his drive way it appears as though the family of sri lankan descent has been in cana da since at least 1990 although police are con ducting background checks as a part of the investigation they had moved into their sophia avenue home just months before thurs days incident neighbours said they seemed normal said next door neighbour theresa pacariem just like any other family shock was the most common reaction in the neighbourhood to news of the apparent double mur der and attempted suicide its terrible neighbour surendra joshi said nor mally this is a nice quiet place police are asking anyone with information to contact investigators at 1868765423 ext 7865 by email at homicidepoliceyorkonca crime stoppers at 1800222ws or leave an anonymous tip online at wwvcrimestoppersyrca unionvilleoptmetdy and dr david innamorato are pleased to welcome optometrist coanthor and winner of nomerons awards dr coralee mueller eye exams labglasses same day designer frames contact lenses optomapfinds disease before it takes your sight away evening saturday appointments available 4591 hwy 7 9054774488 wwwdrdavecom sprawl 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