Calgary man arrested, charged in connection with Castleridge homicide

FILE - A Calgary police cruiser. (CityNews Photo)

By CityNews Staff

Posted Jun 18, 2022 2:26 pm.

Last Updated Jun 18, 2022 2:30 pm.

Calgary police say they’ve arrested a man in connection with the homicide of a woman in the northeast community of Castleridge.

Police say a woman was found dead in her home Friday. They determined her death was suspicious following an autopsy.

A 24-year-old man was arrested and taken into custody Saturday. He has been charged with first-degree murder.

On Friday around 7 a.m., police were called to a home along Castleridge Drive N.E. for reports of a person in medical distress. When officers arrived, 25-year-old Autumn Levi Cross Child was found dead within the home.

Related Article: CPS investigating suspicious death after body found in Castleridge

The suspect is scheduled to appear in court June 22.

This is the 15th homicide in Calgary this year.

Anyone with information is asked to call the police at 403-266-1234, or report it online anonymously through Crime Stoppers.

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