Women found dead after fire in North Battleford were murdered: RCMP

The RCMP says two women whose bodies were found after a fire at a house in North Battleford had been murdered.

An investigation by the RCMP and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service has determined the deaths of 25-year-old Alyssa LeCaine from North Battleford and 20-year-old Daphne Bear from the Sweetgrass First Nation were homicides.

The women’s bodies were found in a house on 108th Street in North Battleford after that city’s fire department responded to a blaze on Christmas Eve.

Autopsies were completed by the coroner on Wednesday. The Mounties said in a media release the cause of death won’t be released because it’s part of an ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the North Battleford RCMP at 306-446-1720 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.