Manitoba man charged with 1st-degree murder in deaths of partner, 3 children and partner's relative

A Manitoba man has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his 30-year-old common-law partner, their three young children and a relative of his partner, whose bodies were found in southern Manitoba on Sunday.

All five victims and the accused lived together in the community of Carman, 75 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg. Autopsies started Monday and will continue on Tuesday, Arseneault said.Timeline of police response to suspicious deaths in southern ManitobaInsp. Tim Arseneault explains the timeline of the RCMP's response to the deaths of five people in southern Manitoba on Sunday.

The approximate locations where the five people were found dead Sunday are marked here by red dots. Police were called to a hit and run involving a woman on Highway 3 between Carman and Winkler. Then they responded to a vehicle on fire that involved three children on Highway 248 just east of St. Eustache. The body of a teenager was found at a home in Carman.

While initial police reports said a witness helped pull the three young children from a burning vehicle on Sunday, Mounties now say that information was not accurate. Police now believe the accused removed his children from the vehicle. "But I want to say to the people of Manitoba that we are not helpless in the face of darkness. We can take action and work together to protect the vulnerable. We can offer comfort. We can offer support. We can find support in faith."'This is pure darkness': Wab Kinew on tragedy in Carman, Man.Manitoba Premier urges people to support one another after a man was charged in the deaths of his partner, their three young children and his partner's relative.

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