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Calgary police have charged a 16-year-old boy with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his stepmother.

Emergency crews were called to a fourplex in the 1800 block of 42 Street S.E. at around 11 p.m. When they arrived, officers found a woman in her 30s suffering from stab wounds. She was rushed to hospital where she later died.

“Investigators believe a number of family members and friends had gathered at the house for a get-together,” police said in a news release. “Alcohol was consumed and a dispute allegedly broke out that led to an altercation between the victim and the accused.”

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On Wednesday, police announced a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, had been charged with second-degree murder. The accused is the victim’s common-law stepson. As such, the victim cannot be named as it could identify the youth accused.

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Police said two other people taken into custody shortly after the attack have been released without charges.

According to the Calgary Police Service, the death is Calgary’s 10th homicide of 2016.

Police remain on scene investigate a fatal stabbing in the 1800 block of 42 Street S.E. on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Global News / Tony Tighe

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