Oak Bay police responded to a  “potential incident” at about 5:00pm on Christmas day at a ground floor apartment unit on Beach ‎Drive.

At the scene police located two young girls Chloe, 6, and Aubrey, 4, deceased. Their father Andrew Berry, 43, is in hospital with self-inflicted wounds. Police at this time are not seeking further suspects.

According to reports, the girl’s mother Sarah Cotton called police after her estranged common law husband didn’t return the girls as scheduled on Christmas day.

No further information will be released at this time.