Niagara police say the son of a couple found dead inside a St. Catharines, Ont. home Thursday is facing a pair of second-degree murder charges.
Detectives insist the deaths are not a “random act of violence” after officers discovered the man and woman around 9 a.m. at a house on Queenston and Lorne streets.
Few specifics about how the couple died have been revealed but investigators said they are probing the actions of the accused between April 30 and May 2.
It’s believed all three lived together at the time of the murders.
A police spokesperson says surveillance camera footage from residents near the home between St. Catharines and Smithville is still being collected.
The deceased have been identified as George Mummery, 62, and Jennifer Allen, 59.
The accused is Andrew Mummery, 33, of St. Catharines.
Investigators say he was arrested around 9:30 a.m. Thursday at The Village Square in Smithville.
He’s still in custody following a bail hearing at a local area courthouse Friday morning.
Niagara police’s homicide unit is expected to be at the scene through the weekend as the investigation continues.
It’s the second time in just over a month that police in St. Catharines have laid charges in a homicide connected with the death of parents.
In an unrelated incident, two residents at a home on Elma Street were found dead in late March.
The son of that couple is facing a pair of first-degree murder charges.