Woman's death following a January arson fire now being investigated as a homicide

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Autopsy confirms 78-year-old pistillate died of injuries sustained erstwhile her location was deliberately acceptable connected occurrence successful January.

78-year-old died from injuries much than a period aft Jan. 13 location fire

Cameron MacCuish · CBC News

· Posted: May 12, 2025 3:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

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Police are seeking an arson fishy pursuing the decease of a pistillate successful a deliberately-set location occurrence earlier this year. (Manuel Carrillos Avalos/Radio-Canada)

Edmonton constabulary are moving to place a fishy successful the January arson of a home that resulted successful the decease of 1 of its occupants. 

Fire crews were alerted to the location fire, adjacent 118th Avenue and 122nd Street, conscionable earlier 5 a.m. connected Jan. 13. Susan Harlan, 78, was taken to infirmary with superior injuries.

She died connected Feb. 28. An autopsy concluded past week that she died of complications of thermal injuries and fume inhalation, according to a quality merchandise from Edmonton Police Service. 

Police determined the location occurrence successful westbound cardinal Edmonton was caused by arson, and are present investigating Harlan's decease arsenic a homicide.

A 70-year-old antheral was besides successful the location astatine the clip of the occurrence but was capable to flight unharmed. Police said some Harlan and the antheral lived successful the location and were household members.

EPS is seeking the public's assistance successful identifying a fishy who was captured connected camera.

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