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Woman found stabbed in Gatineau Park

Police are investigating the apparent stabbing death of a woman who was found lying naked in a Gatineau, Que., park Sunday morning.

Police are investigating the apparent stabbing death of a woman who was found lying naked in a Gatineau, Que., park Sunday morning.

The unidentified woman, whoappeared to be in her mid-30s, was foundnear an information centrein Gatineau Park by a woman walking her dog at around 5:40 a.m. Sunday. The victim was barely alive when she was discovered.

Police said she had stab wounds all over her body.

The woman wasn't capable of speaking when emergency officials arrived on the scene, the Ottawa Sun reported.

"There was body language. She wasn’t able to speak," said Lieut. Jean-Paul LeMay.

She was taken to hospital but later died. An autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death.