Partner in a loving relationship is accused of murder after a woman was found dead along the North Saskatchewan River. 

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Karen Bartko

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A watch of Edmonton’s Quesnell Bridge on the North Saskatchewan River on Jan. 3, 2024.

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After being discovered dying along the North Saskatchewan River in western Edmonton last year, the woman’s partner has been charged with murder. Ashley Burke, 43, was found deceased along the river south of the Quesnell Bridge near Whitemud Park, at about 4: 45 p. m. on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. At the time of her suicide, Burke was living in Edmonton, but authorities said she had ties to Pine Grove. She was identified as a homicide victim by an autopsy on Thursday, January 2, but officers are not yet releasing her cause of death for investigational purposes. On Friday, Daniel Boothman, 31, was arrested and charged with second-degree crime in connection with Burke’s suicide. Boothman and Burke were known to one another, police said, adding Burke’s suicide is considered an intimate partner crime.

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