An Airdrie man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a woman’s death on Thursday in the city north of Calgary.
Alexander James Thorpe, 20, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Melanie Lowen, 48, a Monday news release from the Alberta RCMP’s major crimes unit said.
A source confirmed to Global News the 48-year-old is Thorpe’s mother.
Police initially believed Lowen’s death to be suspicious.
At around 8 a.m. on Jan. 13, Airdrie RCMP responded to a call of a man in medical distress at a business. Emergency responders assessed him.
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Following that call, a “well-being check” was done at a residence “as a result of the investigation,” an RCMP news release said.
A deceased woman was found in that residence, and her death was believed to be suspicious.
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The man was taken into custody as part of that investigation and was transported to hospital “for his well-being,” police said.
An autopsy performed on Friday determined the woman had died by homicide.
RCMP confirmed to Global News that Thorpe and Lowen knew each other.
A spokesperson at the University of British Columbia confirmed to Global News that Thorpe is a student at UBC.
Thorpe was due to appear in Calgary Provincial Court on Jan. 17.
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