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Man charged in woman's death
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A body is removed from an apartment building at the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue this morning following a homicide.
A 61-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 59-year-old woman.
Officials wheeled a stretcher into the Garden Towers apartment building on the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue at Teakwood Avenue this morning, where police say a woman was killed just after midnight.
The victim suffered serious upper body trauma, Winnipeg police say.
One resident of the six-storey building said she didn't hear anything unusual last night.
Police are holding a news conference later this morning to provide more information.
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Updated on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 10:59 AM CDT: Updated with charge.
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