13.6.11

Father Kills 3 year old Son During Court Order Visitation, Custody Dispute,preceded by complaints

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Saunders was involved in a long and bitter custody dispute with the boy's mother, Meara McIntosh, after their marriage failed in 2006.

Rich Saunders killed his three-year-old son, Colton, and then took his own life
while the child was with him for a court-ordered visit.

Meara McIntosh, with three-year-old son Colton, who was killed by his father in a 2008 murder-suicide.  Meara McIntosh, with three-year-old son Colton, who was killed by his father in a 2008 murder-suicide. (Courtesy Meara McIntosh)A fatality inquiry in Drumheller heard Monday that police had received numerous complaints about an estranged husband who eventually killed his young son in a murder-suicide.

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