Fatal Whitpain Fire Now Homicide Investigation

WHITPAIN, PA -- Authorities are launching a homicide investigation into the death of a man who was found dead inside a burning home in Whitpain Township early Thursday morning.

The victim, Won Woo Do, 56, died of multiple stab wounds, not from the fire itself, the DA said.

The blaze was reported at 2:10 a.m. on 25 Township Line Road in the Blue Bell section of the township, authorities said.

Do was found in the bedroom of the residence. No other residents of the home were present at the time of the fire.

The investigation is being led by Whitpain Township Police and the Montgomery County Detective Bureau.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact authorities at 610-278-3368.

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