Teen's slaying was random

EDMONTON - The random killing of a 16-year-old girl stabbed in the neck during a break-in at her aunt’s duplex on Monday is a “senseless act of violence,” say seasoned homicide cops. Staff Sgt. Bill Clark of the Edmonton police homicide unit said the girl — who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act — was in the city with her father and spent Sunday night at her aunt’s north side home near 127 Avenue and 125 Street.

Some time around 4:45 a.m. Monday, an intruder broke into the home and slipped into the girl’s room while she slept. She was awakened by the unknown intruder who then stabbed her in the neck before fleeing the scene, said Clark. Four people were in the home at the time, including her sleeping father, who came to her aid once he realized what was happening. He tried to give his daughter first aid and called 911, said Clark, but she later died in hospital.

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