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VICTORIA — The mother of two young girls who were found dead on Christmas Day in a Victoria-area home had concerns about their father’s parenting abilities, court documents say.

In a decision released in May, a Supreme Court of British Columbia judge said Andrew Berry displayed poor judgment in dealing with his children, including allegations of inappropriate touching that led to an investigation by the province’s child welfare agency.

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“The father has displayed poor judgment in dealing with the children,” wrote Justice Victoria Gray.

“That has included saying negative things to the girls about the mother, the touching which led to the (Ministry of Children and Family Development) investigation and his present arrangement of sometimes sleeping together with one or the other of the girls.”

In court, Berry testified he tickled one of the girls but not inappropriately.

The court decision was intended to settle custody of the children and distribution of assets after Berry separated from his common-law partner, Sarah Cotton, in September 2013.