Alberta Major Crimes Unit have laid charges in relation to the suspicious death.
The autopsy was performed on Jan. 14, 2022, and the manner of death has been deemed a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medial Examiner.
A 20-year-old male of Airdrie has been charged with the second-degree murder of Melanie Lowen (48) also of Airdrie.
After a judicial hearing, he was remanded to custody and will next be appearing in Calgary Provincial Court on Jan.17, 2022.
As these matters are now before the courts, no further details can be released.