By Edwin Eriye
A 47-year-old youth social worker for Wood’s Homes was fatally stabbed early Friday morning while she was on the job caring for an 18-year-old client in Calgary.
The victim was identified as Deborah Onwu by the police at about 2:45 am on Friday while the suspect in custody was arrested around 5am.
Onwu was a youth social worker with Calgary’s Woods Homes, a children’s mental health centre that provides treatment to children, youths and families.
In 2017, she was recognized by the Calgary Society for persons with disabilities for her five-year anniversary as a relief residential support worker.
Staff Sgt. Martin Schiavetta stated that it is believed that a verbal and physical confrontation happened between the suspect and onwu, which led to her being stabbed.
