Abigail Robson is still dealing with the grief of losing her mother Ashley Burke late last year.
“My mom is dead and I was, like, screaming and crying,” she said. “It was, like, the only word I could get out and then having to tell my grandparents and my aunts and my cousins and stuff like that was very hard.”
Burke, 43, was originally from Pictou County, N.S. She was found dead on the riverbanks of the North Saskatchewan River on Dec. 30, according to Edmonton Police.
Daniel Boothman, 31, was later arrested and charged Friday. The cause of death is being concealed for investigative reasons.
Robson said her mother had been in difficult relationships over the years.
“I got home from the funeral home yesterday and I went to see my mom there and all I could do was just, like, hold her and hold her hand and give …