A man’s death in an Edgemont home was the result of an act of self-defence: sources

CTV News has learned new details about an altercation in Edgemont that ended with a man dead and a woman hurt after having to defend herself against him.

On Friday, a physical altercation in an Edgemont home ended with the death of a 40-year-old man, and a 30-year-old woman was taken to hospital in the aftermath.

CTV News has learned it was an act of self-defence.

Sources say around 4:15 p.m., the woman was showing the man the home on Edgemont Court N.W.—a rental.

It was the second time she had shown him the property.

While viewing it, he attacked her in the basement.

She fought him off and eventually stabbed him in self-defence.

According to police, a man “in medical distress” and an injured woman were discovered when they were called to the home.

Officers were initially sent “for reports of an altercation inside a residence.”

The man died from his wounds at the scene.

She was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.

She has since been discharged.

Police are expected to release more details about the incident on Tuesday, following an autopsy on the man.

Police say no charges have been laid.

At the time, police said no one was in custody and no one was being sought.

With files by Damien Wood