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Edmonton police have charged a mother with second-degree murder in the killing of her 21-year-old daughter.

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Police and EMS responded to a call at 4:30 p.m. Friday at a northwest residence where a woman required medical attention. She died soon after their arrival.

Christine Longridge, 50, who is charged in the death, is also charged with possession of an offensive weapon.

Rachael Longridge is being remembered as a promising nurse, slated to start work at the Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute.

“Through the investigation, we learned Rachael just graduated at the top of her nursing class and was about to start a new position at a local hospital,” said Staff Sgt. Bill Clark in a release. “This is a disheartening crime.”

The Nursing Undergraduate Association at University of Alberta said Longridge was a talented, hard-working student with a big heart.

“Anyone who knows Rachael knows it is hard not to smile when you are around such an energetic and inspirational soul like hers,” the association posted on Facebook.