CALGARY – Police have released the identity of a woman found dead in the community of Mission over the weekend.
Officers rushed to the 200 block of Holy Cross Lane S.W. around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday for reports of a woman in medical distress.
When they arrived, investigators found a woman dead at the scene.
The victim has since been identified as 39-year-old Susan Rae Elko. An autopsy confirms she died as a result of stab wounds.
On Monday, police announced 24-year-old Scott Munrow Ferguson had been charged with second-degree murder.
Police say Ferguson and Elko had been in a relationship for about a year and a half.
Her death is Calgary’s 26th homicide of 2014, and the fourth domestic-related murder.
“This continues to happen in relationships where there’s a breakdown of respect, and there are some people in a relationship exerting power and control over others,” says Elsbeth Mehrer from the YWCA.
She encourages anyone who witnesses violent incidents to contact police.
“If you are hearing something through the wall, if you’re seeing something out on the street, it is about calling the authorities, calling the police,” says Mehrer. “Because these things can escalate.”
Investigators say they are still looking for a knife that may have been used during the incident.
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