A 31-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman found dead last week near the North Saskatchewan River.
Ashley Burke, 43, was found dead on Dec 30 on the riverbank east of the Quesnell Bridge near Whitemud Park, on the southern banks of the river in southwest Edmonton.
On Jan 3, Edmonton police announced their investigation and said an autopsy had confirmed that Burke was the victim of a homicide.
In a news release issued on Sunday, police said a 31-year-old man had been arrested and charged in her killing.
Police said Burke knew her attacker and that her death is considered an intimate partner homicide.
The cause of Burke’s death is being withheld for investigative purposes, police said.
Investigators said Burke was living in Edmonton at the time of her death but had ties to the community of Spruce Grove, west of Edmonton.
Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to contact the Edmonton Police Service.