Mother and son found dead in Helsinki house fire, son suspected of murder

Police say they received a report of a suspected assault at the same address.

A mother and son were found dead in a house that caught fire in Helsinki on Saturday evening, reports Helsingin Sanomat. The boy, born in 1979, is suspected of setting the house on fire himself. Police are investigating the incident as a murder.

Two people dead. Police suspect homicide. Fire is sending a lot of smoke.

Police received a report of a suspected assault in Maunula. Two people died in a fire in a detached house in Maunula, Helsinki on Saturday evening, the rescue service and police announced. According to current information, the fire is suspected to have been started intentionally, and homicide is suspected in the case.