EDMONTON – As investigators work to piece together what happened at a north Edmonton home Sunday evening, an autopsy performed Monday afternoon has revealed that a 56-year-old man died as a result of what is being called “blunt drastic trauma.”
Investigators continue to interview witnesses involved with the case, which has now been confirmed a homicide. Charges have yet to be laid, though.
According to Edmonton police, officers responded to an apparent domestic disturbance at a home at 84 Street and 160 Avenue in the Belle Rive neighbourhood at around 10 p.m. Sunday.
Police say officers found a 56-year-old man in cardiac arrest when they arrived at the home.
The man, who has since been identified as Tech Hwang, was taken to hospital by EMS, where he died at around 3 a.m. Monday.
“Five police came and three ambulance and a fire car,” says neighbour Foo Lim.
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The man’s wife has been taken into custody and is considered a suspect. Police say she’s cooperating with investigators.
Neighbours say the couple lived in the home with their teenage son.
Police haven’t confirmed if the son was at the home Sunday evening or if he’s being interviewed by police.
Next door neighbour Sue Pratap says she heard arguing coming from her neighbour’s home Sunday night.
“I was watching a movie, then I went to the washroom, and then I heard an argument. Then I said to (my) husband, ‘maybe they’re talking loud or something like that,’ because it was through the window and I couldn’t hear what the argument was about.”
Pratap describes her neighbours as friendly. She says she’s had a good relationship with the family since they moved into their home about nine years ago.
“He’s a very quiet guy, and all the time he would meet me, and then I would say hi, and then he’d say hi, how are you, that’s all. I never used to, but the wife I used to talk to her all the time.”
The sign of a large police presence is a shocking sight for Belle Rive residents.
“It’s a quite neighbourhood and it feels like there’s a lot of good people around here. I am kind of stunned that something like that happened here, so close to my house especially because I live in this cul de sac,” says resident Ghean Duhra.
This is Edmonton’s 17th homicide of the year.
With files from Jenna Bridges
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