Edmonton woman fatally stabbed in what police believe was ‘intimate partner homicide’

Police have charged a man with murder after a woman was found stabbed in an Edmonton home.

They say they are considering it a case of “intimate partner homicide.”

Police were called Tuesday to the home in the Strathearn neighbourhood for a report of a man with a weapon and a woman who was possibly dead.

They say a 36-year-old man fled and was arrested shortly after.

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The 30-year-old woman was found dead in the home, and a 62-year-old man had also been assaulted but was not hurt.

An autopsy determined the woman, Erin Kern, died from multiple stab wounds.

Drew Moore has been charged with second-degree murder in Kern’s death and attempted murder of the older man.

He’s also charged with several breaches, including of a release order and a probation order.

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