Elizabeth Nugent died from knife wounds to the neck.

Halton police released the cause of her death today in connection with last week’s murder case.

The body of Nugent, 32, was found after a police standoff with a man she was said to be dating, in her downtown Burlington apartment on Pearl Street on Oct. 27.

The graphic designer, who also worked as a waitress at The Queen’s Head, grew up in Belleville. She moved to Burlington last December.