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EDMONTON — Edmonton police have laid murder charges after a teenage girl was fatally stabbed on Halloween.

An autopsy confirmed Leona Neapetung-Stevens, 17, suffered fatal stab wounds and that her death is a homicide.

Police were called around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, to a townhome in west Edmonton’s Terra Losa neighbourhood.

Officers arrived at the residence near 96 Avenue and 176 Street to find the body of a deceased teenage girl.

READ MORE: Suspicious death of teenage girl in west Edmonton

Joseph Sinclair, 20, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

The body of Leona Neapetung-Stevens, 17, was found in a west Edmonton townhome. Police said she died of stab wounds, and have laid murder charges. The body of Leona Neapetung-Stevens, 17, was found in a west Edmonton townhome. Police said she died of stab wounds, and have laid murder charges. The body of Leona Neapetung-Stevens, 17, was found in a west Edmonton townhome. Police said she died of stab wounds, and have laid murder charges.

“She was a shining star that needs to be remembered,” said one friend who asked not to be identified.

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