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Autopsy shows two Edmonton children stabbed; father of one of the girls charged

Dec 10, 2018 | 4:00 PM

EDMONTON — The medical examiner’s office says two children who were found dead in an Edmonton apartment last week were stabbed.

Ashton Brian Lafleche, 29, was charged Thursday and appeared in court Friday. 

Court documents show he faces two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Mackenzie Petawaysin and Mary Lafleche Petawaysin.

Police confirmed Monday the two girls were three-years and six-months old.