Homicide detectives have charged a 25-year-old woman with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 21-year-old woman Friday morning.
Police were called by a neighbour to a home in the Calder community near 128 Avenue and 124 Street overnight.
Officers found a woman suffering from a stab wound. She was taken to hospital where she died early Friday morning.
Friends identified the 21-year-old as Sara Crane.
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An autopsy confirmed she died from a stab wound “following an altercation.”
Megan Loos, 25, has been charged with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon.
This is Edmonton’s 11th homicide of the year.
Police have not confirmed the name of the victim, saying: “The EPS has decided not to release the name of the deceased in this investigation for the following reasons: it does not serve an investigative purpose, there is no risk to public safety and the EPS has a duty to protect the privacy rights of the victims and their families.”