Police say two people have been charged in the death of an eight-year-old girl in Edmonton.
They say patrol officers responded to a welfare call related to the child at a home on Monday.
But they have not been able to find her and believe she’s dead.
Officers say a 27-year-old woman was charged Thursday with first-degree murder and indignity to a body, while a 66-year-old man has been charged with accessory to first-degree murder and indignity to a dead body.
Police are not releasing the names of the suspects or the child — who knew each other — in order to protect the identities of other children related to the girl.
Police are continuing to look for the girl’s body outside of the city.
“This was a fluid and fast-moving investigation, and we’d like to thank the family for their co-operation as they navigate this tragic and unfathomable loss,” Staff Sgt. Colin Leathem said in a news release Friday.
“We would also like to thank our external agency partners, in particular the RCMP, who immediately came forward to assist.”