The case of two bodies found in the aftermath of a North Battleford house fire is now a homicide investigation. (file/battlefordsNOW)

By battlefordsNOW Staff

Homicide investigation

Deaths of bodies found in house fire ruled homicides

Dec 30, 2021 | 2:55 PM

The deaths of two people found in a house fire in North Battleford on Christmas Eve are now considered homicides by law enforcement.

Back on Christmas Eve, police were called to 108th St. after a blaze had broken out inside the residence.

The Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service completed autopsies on Wednesday and the two were identified as 25-year-old Alyssa LeCaine from North Battleford and 20-year-old Daphne Bear from Sweetgrass First Nation. Their families have been notified.

RCMP said the cause of death will not be released as the information is part of their ongoing investigation.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated by a provincial fire investigator with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the Battlefords RCMP detachment or Crime Stoppers anonymously.

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