POMONA (CNS) - A live-in caretaker suspected of killing two women in a Diamond Bar care home is set to be arraigned Wednesday on two counts of murder.
Jianchun Li, 40, was charged Tuesday, according to the District Attorney's Office. He remains jailed in lieu of $4 million bail, according to sheriff's inmate records.
Li is suspected in the Saturday deaths of Hee Sook Park, 83, and Monica Lee, 75, at the Happy Home Care facility in the 23800 block of Sapphire Canyon Road, slightly east of the Orange (57) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and District Attorney's Office.
Neither a cause of death nor an alleged motive have been revealed, although sheriff's investigators said when the bodies were discovered that "foul play is suspected."
Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Li was employed as a live-in caretaker at the facility, sheriff's officials said.
"The tragic and brutal murders of these two elderly women at Happy Home Care are a stark reminder of the need for increased vigilance and scrutiny in our care facilities," District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. "A person responsible for their care is now charged in their murders. We must ensure that all caretakers are held accountable for their actions. Our hearts go out to the families of these victims and we will work tirelessly to bring them the justice they deserve."
The sheriff's Homicide Bureau urged anyone with information about the deaths to call them at 323-890-5500. Tipsters can also contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or www.lacrimestoppers.org.