Police have identified the 43-year-old woman whose body was found behind a home in Saint John, N.B.
They say Tammy Boratynec was unresponsive when she was discovered by a resident of the home on Melrose Street last Sunday.
Days later, police said an autopsy determined it was a homicide but released no other details, including the cause of death.
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A Facebook profile describes Boratynec as a waitress who was originally from Saint Paul, Alberta.
The tenant who found her body in the backyard said she was also a resident of the building.
She was taken to hospital, but was pronounced dead.
Police originally reported that the victim was 44 years old.
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