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14-year-old girl and woman found dead in Richmond home

A 14-year-old girl and a woman were found dead inside a home in Richmond, just south of Vancouver, on Monday. 

Police say the pair are related and are calling it an isolated incident

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Police are investigating the deaths of two people at a home in Richmond, B.C. (Zahra Premji/CBC)

A 14-year-old girl and a woman were found dead inside a home in Richmond, just south of Vancouver, on Monday. 

Police were called to a home in the 6500 block of Barnard Drive on Feb. 20 in response to a report of a deceased woman, according to the RCMP. 

Responders found the bodies of a 43-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl inside the home. Investigators said the pair are related but did not say how or reveal how they had died.

A police officer with a hat that reads 'IHIT Homicide Team'.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is looking into the deaths of a 14-year-old girl and a 43-year-old woman in Richmond, B.C. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has taken over the investigation. It says this is an isolated incident, and there is no evidence suggesting the involvement of a third person.

Police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.  

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