مقتل سيدة سودانية علي يد زوجها والابنة في حالة خطر بكندا

An Ottawa man has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder for allegedly stabbing his wife and daughter in what police are investigating as an act of intimate-partner violence.

Hamid Ayoub, 54, was arrested late Tuesday night after police believe he fatally stabbed his wife, Hanadi Mohammed, 50, and adult daughter. His daughter is expected to survive her injuries. CBC News is not naming her.

Just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Ottawa police officers responded to the scene of the stabbing at a townhouse at 1814 Baseline Rd. near Algonquin College.

According to sources, Ayoub parked across the street from the townhouse in the parking lot of a nearby convenience store. That parking lot remained part of a second scene taped off by police on Tuesday.

Wife sought restraining order, friend says

Ayoub and Mohammed have two adult children — a daughter who was injured in the alleged attack, and a son. Both are in their 20s.

Ayoub had not been living with his estranged wife for approximately a year, according to a family friend who asked to remain anonymous given the impact of the alleged crime on the surviving children and the community.

Mohammed had also tried to obtain a restraining order against her husband nearly three months ago due to incidents of violence and stalking, the family friend said. Mohammed's grieving family now wonders why police were unable to help her, the friend added.

In May, according to police sources, Ottawa police did respond to a 911 call allegedly involving an altercation between Ayoub and Mohammed. No charges were laid at the time and Ayoub was not taken into custody.

Ayoub has no previous criminal record in Ontario.