Longtime friend mourns the death of N.S. woman killed in Edmonton
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Kenda Hayman from Pictou County, N.S., is mourning the death of her long-time friend, Ashley Burke, who was killed in Edmonton, Alta, in an act of intimate partner violence.
Kenda Hayman from Pictou County, N.S., is mourning the death of her long-time friend, Ashley Burke, who was killed in Edmonton, Alta, in an act of intimate partner violence.
“She was like 100 pounds. There’s nothing she could’ve done to have that happen to her,” said Hayman.
Burke, 43, was originally from Pictou County. She was found dead on the riverbanks of the North Saskatchewan River on Dec. 30, according to Edmonton Police.
Daniel Boothman, 31, was later arrested and charged Friday. The cause of death is being concealed for investigative reasons.
Hayman describes Burke as a kind person and someone ‘who was always there’. She and Burke shared countless moments since they first met in 2002.
“We’d just call her little miss priss because she was always the uppity-up one in our friend group. It was just funny the way that she was,” said Hayman.
“I got pregnant right after she had Abbey so we were just inseparable. We were just like sisters. We basically raised our children together, had suppers together, our kids went to daycare together, [and] we worked together.”
