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RCMP believe infant also dead after woman found in St. Albert apartment

BY Connect Newsroom - Ramandeep Kaur with files from The Canadian Press, Jan 30, 2026 2:49 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

Mounties were called to an apartment in the city on Friday, where officers discovered the remains of 23-year-old Ayla Egotik-Learn.(Photo: The Canadian Press)

RCMP say they believe the infant child of a woman found dead in a St. Albert apartment north of Edmonton has also died, as a homicide investigation continues.

Mounties were called to an apartment in the city on Friday, where officers discovered the remains of 23-year-old Ayla Egotik-Learn. Police say Egotik-Learn was originally from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, highlighting the broader interprovincial impact of the case.

Her common-law partner, Christopher William Beasley, has been charged with second-degree murder. He is also facing a charge of causing an indignity to human remains in relation to both the woman and her child.

RCMP Inspector Wayne Stevenson said investigators have developed information about where the infant’s body may be located and that search efforts are ongoing. Police have not released further details, citing the sensitivity of the investigation.

The case has raised concerns about domestic violence and access to supports for vulnerable families, particularly those who may be living far from their home communities.

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