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Mississauga father, 2 children identified as bodies found in burned car

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TORONTO – The three burned bodies found in a charred vehicle in Oro-Medonte have been identified has the three missing people – a father and two young children – from Mississauga.

One of the three, 36-year-old Samuel Masih was identified by police Wednesday. They did not release the names of the two children found along with their father.

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Police did not say how the fire started.

The vehicle was found in a rural part of Oro-Medonte early Friday morning.

The three had been reported missing that morning by their mother after they didn’t come home Thursday night.

Police said Masih had told the children’s mother they were going to see a movie Thursday.

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