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A Lac La Biche, Alta. woman will be back in court later this week after a weekend assault in Leduc left a Vancouver Island man dead.
RCMP, Fire and EMS were called to the scene on Sparrow Drive near Airport Road at around 3 p.m. on Sunday for a report of an aggravated assault.
Upon their arrival they found a seriously wounded man, identified as 44-year-old Patrick Ford of Port Alberni, B.C., who died as a result of his injuries.
A female suspect was arrested at the scene.
Thirty-three-year-old Tyra Phillips is charged with second-degree murder, and will appear in Leduc Provincial Court on August 19.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 17, 2021.