Overview
- Their son discovered Alain Noël, 56, and Christine Sauvé, 55, inside the residence on Boxing Day, according to the family.
- The Public Prosecutor’s Office and National Police are handling the case, and the bodies were transferred to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences in Santo Domingo for autopsies, local media report.
- Global Affairs Canada says consular assistance is being provided and officials are in contact with Dominican authorities.
- Sauvé had sought care at a hospital the day before for dizziness, underwent blood tests, and was scheduled for scans on Boxing Day, her brother told CBC/Radio-Canada.
- A family member is in the Dominican Republic to obtain death certificates and arrange repatriation to Quebec, with holiday closures slowing the process.