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Police homicide unit investigates after woman found dead in northeast Edmonton

Edmonton police investigate a suspicious death in the area of 162 Avenue and 51 Street on March 6, 2017. Shallima Maharaj/ Global News

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Monday, March 6, 2017. It was updated at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to include the woman’s age. 

Police said they are treating the death of a woman whose body was found in a northeast Edmonton apartment suite on Monday as “suspicious.”

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They said officers were called to the area of 162 Avenue and 51 Street at around 7:30 p.m. after the body was discovered.

Police said Tuesday the woman was 30 years old. An autopsy was scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday but a cause of death has not yet been released.

The homicide unit is investigating.

Anyone with information about the suspicious death is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a mobile phone. Anonymous information can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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