33-year-old man charged with the Courtice homicides of a Mother and her daughter

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Durham Region police responded to a residential address on Moulton Court in Courtice to check on the well-being of the occupants on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at approximately 1:10 p.m.

Officers arrived and located two females deceased inside the residence suffering from obvious signs of trauma.  A child, who was also inside the residence was uninjured. The identities of the deceased are not being released by investigators at this time.

A 33-year-old male was arrested on scene without incident and is facing charges of second-degree murder.

According to The Toronto Star, the victims as Laurie Crew and her daughter Katrina Zwolinski. And the accused as Michael Belhu, with whom Zwolinski had an infant son.

Anyone with cell phone, dashcam, surveillance footage or information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Dorego of the Homicide Unit at 905-579-1520 ext. 5319.