EDMONTON - A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her school says the girl had a heart of gold and is dearly missed by her friends.
People leave Christ the King School in Leduc, Alta., where a 17-year-old female student was attacked and died on Monday, March 15, 2021. A 19-year-old male student has been charged with first-degree murder. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
EDMONTON - A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her school says the girl had a heart of gold and is dearly missed by her friends.
Dylan Thomas Pountney, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jennifer Winkler. Police say the girl was violently assaulted Monday in a classroom at Christ the King School in Leduc, Alta., just south of Edmonton.
Leduc Mayor Bob Young said Winkler was stabbed, then airlifted to an Edmonton hospital where she died. Schools in the area were locked down until police arrested Pountney about two hours later.
Mounties have said Winkler and Pountney knew each other, but have not commented on a possible motive or on whether the attack was targeted. She was one of a kind, said 16-year-old Mackenzie, who only wanted to be identified by her first name.
Mackenzie went to a different school but said she met Winkler, called Jenny by her pals, through mutual friends. She said Winkler helped her get through a difficult time.
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A 17-year-old girl has died after a stabbing at Christ the King School in Leduc on Mar. 15.
Leduc RCMP responded to a 911 call about a violent assault incident at 9:58 a.m. on Monday, Mar. 15. According to Leduc RCMP Insp. Dale Kendall, the assault took place inside the school in one of the classrooms. STAR Catholic School Division described the assault as a “tragic stabbing incident” in a news release.
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STARS air ambulance arrived on site just after 10 a.m. and the victim, later identified as Jennifer Louise Winkler, was transported to hospital. RCMP arrested a 19-year-old male in Leduc at 12:20 p.m. On Mar. 16 RCMP charged Dylan Thomas Pountney with first degree murder.
EDMONTON - A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her school says the girl had a heart of gold and is dearly missed by her friends.