Ottawa police investigators collect evidence from 11 Spearman Lane in Kanata yesterday. A woman suffered severe injuries at the home on Wednesday, but as of yet, few details have been provided by police.

Ottawa police have mounted two investigations, one that ended with a Carleton Heights man being charged with first-degree murder and another in Kanata that police are saying little about.

Police charged Mihalj Nemet, 56, with first-degree murder in the Friday-morning stabbing death of his wife, Tinde Nemet, 46. Nemet was arrested at his Carleton Heights row house on Fisher Avenue, where police say the incident occurred.

Police were called to the home on Friday morning after neighbours awoke to the sound of screaming.

Meanwhile, in Kanata, residents have been left with more questions than answers as police investigate a separate incident at 11 Spearman Lane.

“We knew the police were there on Wednesday, we just didn’t know what they were doing,” said Tom Sadler, who lives across the street.

Quebec family’s deportation halted temporarily

Lawyer cites problems with travel documents

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Kankou Keita and children

A Laval, Que., family facing deportation after an application to stay on humanitarian grounds was apparently lost will remain in Canada for at least a few more days.

Kankou Keita and her five children, originally from Guinea, were due to be deported Sunday night after living in Canada for nearly five years.

Keita says she paid a lawyer to make the application for her family to stay on humanitarian grounds, but it was never received.

Her new lawyer, Salif Sangare, said the family went to the airport as instructed Sunday, but there was a problem with their travel documents and they weren’t able to leave.

One of Keita’s daughters also suffered a medical episode at the airport that needed attention, he said.

The family is expected to appear before immigration officials Tuesday to learn the next step.

Mother fears children will suffer in Guinea

Keita said she is worried her daughters will be forced into arranged marriages and suffer genital mutilation if they’re returned to Guinea.

She said her children, who all speak French, have been working or attending school while they lived in Quebec.

The family and their supporters have staged a number of public demonstrations pleading for immigration officials to stay the deportation to give the family enough time to reapply to remain in the country.

The deportation order was issued after the family claim for refugee status was rejected in 2009. The mother appealed and said she assumed her claim on humanitarian grounds was being processed

Immigration officials said last week they are unable to comment on individual cases.

But the Canada Border Services Agency has said there’s little leeway once a deportation order is issued, and it’s obligated to proceed with the removal as quickly as possible.

Supporters argue that if the Keita family had a chance to make their humanitarian grounds case, they would likely be allowed to stay.