Thelma Krull has been presumed dead in the eyes of the court. A judge made the decision Thursday morning.
The presumption of death allows the family to move forward in handling her estate.
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Without this ruling, they would have had to wait seven years because of provincial law.
Krull went missing after she left her Valley Gardens home for her regular morning walk on July 11, 2015.
Her glasses and cell phone were found at the Valley Gardens Community Centre grounds a few days later.
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On July 27, Winnipeg Police Sgt. Wes Rommel released a sketch of a possible suspect and said Thelma was assaulted and “forcibly removed from the area.”