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Valencia Couple Found Dead in Bathroom in Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Police link the deaths to a recently installed water heater pending confirmation by autopsy.

Overview

  • A relative went to their Arrancapins apartment after calls went unanswered and found the pair unresponsive in the shower with the bathroom door closed.
  • The on-call forensic doctor certified the deaths after police and medical crews reached the apartment.
  • Investigators report no signs of violence and say early evidence points to defective combustion from a newly installed bathroom heater.
  • A judicial autopsy at Valencia’s Institute of Legal Medicine will confirm the cause as the National Police homicide unit leads the inquiry.
  • Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas from incomplete burning that can build up quickly in closed rooms and cause loss of consciousness and death.