Edmonton police were called to this apartment in the area of 144th Avenue and 88A Street on Thursday. (Stephanie Dubois/CBC)Edmonton homicide detectives are investigating after a woman was found dead in a northeast home Thursday, police said in a release Saturday. Police found Valérie Maurice, 29, dead in a suite near 144th Avenue and 88A Street after responding to a "check on welfare." Based on an autopsy done Friday, the Edmonton medical examiner determined Maurice, from Montreal, was strangled. Police went into the building, knocked on the door of a suite several times, but later stood down and left.

Source: CBC News September 02, 2017 19:57 UTC