Human remains discovered near the hamlet of Calling Lake around 3:30 a.m. last Thursday have been identified as a 12-year-old Edmonton boy who death has since been ruled a homicide, RCMP said Sunday.
Officers at the detachment in the Town of Athabasca, roughly 151 km north of Edmonton, responded to the call at 3:26 a.m. Aug. 6 before an autopsy on Friday determined 12-year-old Fiasal Hussein of Edmonton had been slain, RCMP said in a Sunday news release.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Edmonton deemed the manner of death homicide, said police, adding the RCMP Major Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation.
Investigators are turning to the public to help solve the case.
Anyone who may have been around Highway 813, near Calling Lake, a hamlet of a few hundred people about 211 km north of Edmonton, or near Range Road 213A (known as the ‘C-Road’), on Thursday, Aug. 6, between 12 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., can contact police to report anything suspicious or provide any dash cam video that might have been captured.
Tips can be reported to Athabasca RCMP at (780) 675- 4252. Those who wish to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www. P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play Store.
To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play. To contact RCMP non-emergency line within any Alberta RCMP Jurisdiction call 310-RCMP(7267).
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