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Man, 20, accused of killing his mother in northwest Calgary

Murder charges have been laid in connection with the suspicious death of a woman in the northwest Calgary community of St. Andrew Heights on Friday.

56-year-old woman found dead in St. Andrews Heights home on Friday

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A 56-year-old woman died in a home in the 1400 block of 29th Street N.W. in Calgary. (Malika Karim/CBC)

A murder charge has been laid in thedeath Friday of a woman in the northwest Calgary community of St. Andrew Heights.

Police were called at approximately 3:30 a.m. Friday to the 1400 block of 29th Street N.W. after receiving reports of a deceased woman.

Officers found the body of Alice Jingying AI, 56,inside the residence.

A man was taken into custody at the scene.

Alex Xu, 20, has now been been charged with second-degree murder in the death of his mother.

He is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.

This is Calgary's 10th homicide and second domestic-related homicide of 2023.