US EditionHomicide-suicide ruling in 2023 deaths of family in Prince Rupert, B.C.
- A jury in British Columbia found that a family of four in Prince Rupert died from homicide and suicide, with Christopher Duong responsible for self-inflicted wounds on June 13, 2023.
- The couple, Janet Nguyen and their two sons, were determined to have died by homicide shortly after Duong's release from police custody.
- The jury recommended that police be notified when someone is released after being detained under the Mental Health Act and issued nine total recommendations to improve mental health care.
- A social worker testified that he did not contact the family within 24 hours of Duong's detention, mistakenly believing that he was still hospitalized.
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Coroner's inquest determines Prince Rupert family of 4 died in homicide
A jury in a coroner's inquest into the death of a mother, father and two young children in Prince Rupert has ruled the deaths to be a murder-suicide. They also recommend that police be informed when someone is released from the hospital after being checked in due to the Mental Health Act, as the father in the case had been just days before the deaths.
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CP Homicide-suicide ruling in deaths of family in Prince Rupert, B.C.
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CP Homicide-suicide ruling in deaths of family in Prince Rupert, B.C. – Energeticcity.ca
BURNABY — The jury in a British Columbia coroner’s inquest into the deaths of a family of four in Prince Rupert has found that they died of homicide and suicide. The jury, which found 38-year-old Christopher Duong died of self-inflicted wounds to the neck, has recommended that police be informed when someone they have brought to hospital under the Mental Health Act is released. The inquest heard last week that Duong was suspected by police to ha…
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