Man, now 33, charged in 2007 homicide of Edmonton senior
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Charges have been laid in a homicide that happened in Edmonton 16 years ago, the Edmonton Police Service says.
Charges have been laid in a homicide that happened in Edmonton 16 years ago, the Edmonton Police Service says.
William Kapach, 65, was assaulted shortly before 5 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2007, in the area of 102A Avenue and 96 Street.
He was taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries on Nov. 22.
Edmonton's medical examiner determined he died of blunt cranial trauma, but police were unable to find the man who assaulted him.
In 2021, the EPS Historical Homicide Unit took over the investigation, and through a combination of forensic science and additional witnesses, identified a possible assailant.
Last Thursday, a 33-year-old Edmonton man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in Kapach's death.
Because the man was 16 years old at the time of Kapach's killing, he can't be identified because of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
