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Police identify mother and son found dead in Richmond Hill ‘domestic’ homicide

By Adam Miller Global News

Posted April 8, 2016 2:30 pm

Updated April 8, 2016 2:36 pm

1 min read

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Click to play video: 'Police investigating after 2 people bodies found in Richmond Hill' — WATCH ABOVE: Two people have been found dead in what York regional police are calling a domestic homicide inside a home in Richmond Hill Thursday morning – Apr 7, 2016

Police have released the names of a mother and son killed in what investigators are calling a domestic homicide at a house in Richmond Hill.

York Regional Police Const. Andy Pattenden said officers responded to a call just before 11 a.m. Thursday and found two people deceased with “obvious signs of trauma” inside a house on Dunvegan Drive, near Garden Avenue and Hunters Point Drive.

Pattenden said investigators believe the homicide is “domestic-related” and are not currently searching for suspects.

WATCH: Witnesses sought after 2 people found dead in Richmond Hill ‘domestic’ homicide: police

On Friday, the deceased were identified as Richmond Hill residents Karen Costa, 52, and Jeffrey Costa, 22.

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The homicide unit was investigating Thursday with the coroner attending the scene. Police also set up a set up a command post with a forensics unit.

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No other details on the cause of the death have been released. Autopsies are scheduled for Friday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7865, email homicide@yrp.ca, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online at http://www.1800222tips.com, or text your tip to CRIMES (274637) starting with the word YORK.