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Body found in mansion

Two people turned up dead in two separate incidents in Vancouver within a 12-hour period, leading to two arrests.

Just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday night, police found a body at the property of the 116-year-old Gabriola Mansion in Vancouver's West End, near Nicola Street.

A 48-year-old man was arrested just before midnight and remains in custody.

Police say there is no concern for public safety and the investigation remains ongoing, with officers performing a grid search around the property.

At 6:30 a.m. Thursday, police were called to an apartment on the other side of town, in the area of Vanness Avenue and Rupert Street, where they found the body of a 61-year-old woman.

Police arrested a man inside the apartment without incident.

Homicide detectives are investigating the woman's death.



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