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EDMONTON — The father of a woman charged with murder in the death of her 11-day-old daughter from a methamphetamine overdose says he doesn’t believe she could commit such an awful crime.

Terence Rice said the family is struggling to deal with the arrest of 31-year-old Michelle Rice.

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“I just want to say that I know my daughter is a good person and I don’t believe that what she is accused of is true,” he said Friday from Lethbridge, Alta.

“The fact that she is being charged with murder is beyond me, because I know that she really loves her children. I can’t imagine how this would come about. It is horrible.”

Police have said Rice is a single mother who is in a relationship.

Her father said his daughter’s other child, a two-year-old son, is in the custody of his biological father.

Terence Rice said his wife and other daughter want to gain custody of the boy.

Michelle Rice, charged with second-degree murder on Thursday, is to appear in court Monday for a bail hearing.