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Daughter of Irene Carter Charged with Second Degree Murder

Apr 22, 2016 | 6:34 PM

LETHBRIDGE – The daughter of a 78-year old Lethbridge woman, who was found stabbed to death in her south side home, has been charged with second degree murder for her mother’s death.

On January 17, 2016, police were called to a home along the 300 block of Normandy Road South, after family members of Irene Carter went to check-in on her and found her body.

An autopsy confirmed she died from multiple stab wounds.

Following a lengthy investigation, police arrested 51-year old Lisa Freihaut of Calgary.

Staff Sergeant Scott Woods met with the media Friday night, noting that through their investigation, they found the two were involved in a dispute over finances, and a physical altercation resulted in Carter’s death.

Woods acknowledged that Freihaut was already a suspect when they had her make a plea to the media, asking for anyone with information to come forward. He explained that they were still looking for additional information and evidence at the time.

He noted that they are still looking for an individual who was identified earlier this week, “Terry-Lynn is still a person of interest that we’re looking for. That name has come up in our investigation as somebody that might have some information regarding it, so we’re still actively going to leg that one out and try and locate and identify who that person is and speak to her.”

During Friday’s media conference, Woods also discussed the circumstances of Freihaut’s arrest, noting that Lethbridge Police weren’t alone in their interest in her, “There was another investigation, that I won’t speak to much, that the Calgary Police had on that we became aware of involving Mrs. Freihaut, that she had a scheduled appointment to meet a member of the Calgary Police Service at their location this morning, and we used that opportunity to arrest her.”

When asked how Carter’s body was found, Woods stated that Freihaut and her husband were the ones to contact police. He noted that they have no evidence or information that would connect her husband to the murder. Woods also said they believe Carter was killed on January 13, four days before the 911 call came in.

It’s anticipated that Freihaut will make her first court appearance in Lethbridge via CCTV on Monday (April 25).