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Saint John police deem death of woman found in yard a homicide

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WATCH ABOVE: A 44-year-old woman found in the backyard of a multi-unit apartment building early Sunday morning. Andrew Cromwell has the latest – Jul 18, 2016

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Police in New Brunswick have ruled the death of a 44-year-old woman a homicide following an autopsy.

The woman was found in the backyard of a building in Saint John at about 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

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The Saint John police force says it is not releasing the woman’s cause of death or her identity as an investigation continues.

They say a tenant called 911 after finding the unresponsive woman in the backyard on Melrose Street.

Police say the caller identified the woman as a resident of the building.

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