Girl, 8, killed in suspected murder-suicide in Oshawa

A file photo of two Durham Regional Police cruisers. CITYNEWS / Tony Fera

By Meredith Bond

Posted November 14, 2022 2:28 pm.

An eight-year-old girl has been killed by her father in a suspected murder-suicide in Oshawa over the weekend.

Durham police were called to a home on Winlord Place around 8 a.m. on Saturday.

Two people, a 38-year-old man and his daughter, were found dead in home. Investigators say the evidence points to a murder-suicide and there are no outstanding suspects.

The names of the deceased are being withheld at the request of the family.

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