The RCMP is investigating an incident where an estranged husband allegedly broke into the family home in Langley and set the house on fire. The incident that occurred early morning on Wakefield Drive in Willoughby has left the mother and her two children terrified.
After the estranged husband, who is described as a 44-year-old Langley man, set the house on fire, he reportedly proceeded to the wife's bedroom and assaulted her with a weapon.
When the daughter witnessed this, she ran to rescue her mother but was also struck with the weapon.
However, the mother, daughter and son were able to get out of the house before it went up in flames this morning.
Police is saying that the suspect has a history of domestic violence.