A week after the shocking deaths of a 37-year-old woman and her three children, ages 2, 5 and 7, police have not said how the family is believed to have died in their Cornelius home.
The investigation into their April 8 deaths, led by detectives with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit, remains ongoing, said spokesperson David Huey.
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Human Services said the children — identified by police as 7-year-old-son Thanh Tien Dam, 5-year-old-daughter Ha Ngan Dam and 2-year-old-daughter Viena Mai Dam — had not been the subjects of any child protective services reports or assessments within at least the past 12 months.
Also Tuesday, the city of Cornelius denied a public records request from The Oregonian/OregonLive for information about a January fire at the North 15th Avenue home. City officials cited “investigatory information compiled for criminal law purposes” as the reason for the denial.
The children’s mother was identified as Hong Phuong Le.
— Beth Slovic is an editor on the public safety and breaking news team. Reach her at 503-221-8551 or bslovic@oregonian.com.
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