Autopsy results following a triple murder last week in Ajax indicate two victims were stabbed while a third died of asphyxiation, Durham police said Friday.

Police also explained visible injuries to the man accused in the killings were the result of a struggle he had with officers upon his arrest. Investigators have also put out an appeal for information from anyone who had contact with the victims or the accused prior to the slayings, which occurred at a home on Hilling Dr. last Wednesday.

Krassimira Pejcinovski, 39 and her 15-year-old son Roy Pejcinovski, were found dead by police responding to a 911 call at the home at about 11 a.m. March 14. Pejcinovski’s 13-year-old daughter Venallia, who was found in the home with serious injuries, died later that night in a Toronto hospital.

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Cory Fenn, 29, of Ajax, has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder. Fenn and Krassimira Pejcinovski had been in a relationship, police confirmed.

Durham police said Friday they were responding to media requests for information in releasing the autopsy results. Two of the victims died of sharp force trauma while a third was asphyxiated, police confirmed. Police didn’t offer any more details.

Police also addressed reports that Fenn, who appeared in bail court in Oshawa the day after the killings, had visible injuries. Fenn had numerous cuts to his face and one eye was significantly swollen during the appearance.

“The accused appeared in court March 15 with facial injuries. These injuries occurred when he was arrested, as there was an altercation with members of the tactical support unit,” Durham police said in a statement Friday.

The injuries were reported to the Special Investigations Unit, which examines incidents of serious injury or death involving police, but “they did not meet their threshold for investigation,” police said.

One tactical unit officer was also injured during the arrest, police said. Fenn was arrested in Oshawa later in the afternoon on the day of the killings.

In Friday’s statement police said their priority is ensuring the integrity of the investigation.

“Work continues on this complex investigation and our priority is to support a successful prosecution of these very serious charges now before the court,” police said. “As this matter moves forward through the public court process, more information will become available.”

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Fenn is to appear in court in Oshawa via video link next Thursday, March 29. A funeral for the victims is scheduled to take place Saturday in Toronto.

Homicide investigators want to speak to anyone who had contact with Fenn or any of the three victims prior to the incident. Call 905-579-1520, extension 5418, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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