EDMONTON – Human remains found last month on the northeast corner of the city are those of a man who went missing last summer.
The Edmonton Medical Examiner confirmed on Friday the remains are those of 23-year-old Awet Ghebre, and the death has been deemed a homicide.
Ghebre went missing in June 2015. He was last seen by his family on June 14 and last heard from when he called his family on June 17.
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His remains were found in the area of 34 Street and 257 Avenue on March 21, 2016.
Homicide detectives are investigating the death.
This is Edmonton’s 17th homicide of 2016.
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