Edmonton homicide detectives are investigating after a woman was found dead in a northeast home Thursday, police said in a release Saturday.
Police found Valérie Maurice, 29, dead in a suite at 144th Avenue and 88th A Street after responding to a “check on welfare.”
Based on an autopsy done Friday, the Edmonton Medical Examiner determined Maurice, from Montreal, was strangled.
Maurice did not live at the residence, police said.
Edmonton police has decided to release the name of the deceased as it serves an investigative purpose.
This is Edmonton’s 34th homicide in 2017.