Woman found dead in Calgary motel room identified
CBC News | Posted: December 27, 2018 7:46 PM | Last Updated: December 27, 2018
Police have not revealed how Sylina Ann Curley, 43, was killed
The woman who was found dead in a northwest Calgary motel room on the Friday before Christmas has been identified as 43-year-old Sylina Ann Curley.
She was found in a room at the Red Carpet Inn in the 4600 block of 16th Avenue N.W. just after 7 a.m. on Dec. 21.
An autopsy was done on Dec. 24, police said in a release Thursday, but the cause of death was not released.
Cliffton James Spotted Eagle, who was sharing a room with the victim and called police to report the death, was arrested at the scene.
He was later charged with second-degree murder.
Spotted Eagle and the woman are believed to have been in a relationship, police said.
He is set to appear in court on Jan. 4.
Anyone with information about the homicide is asked to call police or contact Crime Stoppers.
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