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Body found in Surrey home

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Jun, 2024 01:34 PM

Police say a man has been arrested and homicide investigators have been called in after a death in a Surrey neighbourhood last night.

R-C-M-P say officers responded to a report of a woman with life-threatening injuries inside a home on 182A Street near Parsons Drive.

The woman was taken to hospital, where she died of her injuries, while officers used police dogs to help find and arrest a man near the area.

The Mounties are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.

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