By Associated Press - Sunday, December 18, 2016

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Authorities say the deaths of a North Texas mother and her 3-month-old son have been ruled homicides after their necks were cut.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports (https://bit.ly/2gZp2yU ) the deaths of 36-year-old Shanna Vandewege and her son, Diederick, remain under investigation.

Police say investigators are not specifically looking at any one person as a suspect at this time.



Their bodies were discovered Thursday night.

Fort Worth police went to the house after receiving a call from Saginaw police reporting a man had arrived at the home and found the woman and child dead.

Mark Riddle, Shanna Vandewege’s father, said his daughter worked as a registered nurse at an area hospital but was still on maternity leave.

Shanna Vandewege and her husband had moved to Fort Worth from Colorado this year.

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Information from: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, https://www.star-telegram.com

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