Saint John police deem death of woman found in yard a homicide

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Police in New Brunswick have ruled the death of a 44-year-old woman a homicide following an autopsy.

The woman was found in the backyard of a building in Saint John at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

The Saint John police force says it is not releasing the woman’s cause of death or her identity as an investigation continues.

They say a tenant called 911 after finding the unresponsive woman in the backyard on Melrose Street.

Police say the caller identified the woman as a resident of the building.