Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III has announced the identities of the elderly couple found deceased Wednesday after a fire broke out in their home.
Shortly after 11:30 a.m., Attleboro Police and Fire responded to a single-family home at 32 Andover Avenue in Attleboro after receiving a 911 call.
Upon arrival, the Attleboro Fire Department put out a smoldering fire on the first floor of the home where first responders noted obvious fire damage and heavy foot. Once the home was entered police located an elderly male and female on the first floor who were pronounced deceased.
The decedents have been identified as 78-year-old Carol Courtemanche and 76-year-old Paul Courtemance, a married couple who resided in the home. A cat was also found deceased.
This matter is not deemed suspicious.
Those who knew the couple described them as sweet people who touched the lives of many.
The investigation into this matter is active and ongoing by the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office, the Massachusetts State Fire Marshalls Office, the Attleboro Police and Fire Departments.
