{"id":803344,"date":"2026-07-15T11:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803344\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:10:12","slug":"edmonton-father-pushing-police-for-charges-in-daughters-homicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803344\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton father pushing police for charges in daughter\u2019s homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been more than five months since Teresa Katcheech was found dead following a suspicious house fire in Edmonton\u2019s Boyle Street neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p>Her grieving family is demanding answers from police investigating her homicide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust really want her name and her spirit to rest,\u201d said her father Wayne Katcheech. \u201cSo what I\u2019m after now is justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The body of the 39-year-old mother of three was found by firefighters who were putting out a blaze at a home near 93 Street and 105 Avenue on Feb. 9.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/je09dxh9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730920\" style=\"width:1027px;height:auto\"  \/>Teresa Katcheech, who was confirmed to have died in a house fire in Edmonton on Feb. 9, 2026. (Courtesy: GoFundMe\/Jesslyn Tremblay)<\/p>\n<p>Police have ruled her death a homicide but are withholding how she died for \u201cinvestigative reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wayne says Edmonton police have now told the family they have a suspect. But with no face and name for the suspect, he\u2019s concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith me and my family being in that neighbourhood, or just Edmonton in general in the inner city, we don\u2019t know if we might even associate, not even knowing, with the person or persons that did this to Teresa,\u201d he said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just full of anxiety and stress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/processed-30B9A7A3-1BA0-48D0-AB13-50FBB6670957-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-730477\"  \/>Edmonton police tape at a house in the Boyle Street neighbourhood on Feb. 9, 2026. (Matt Battochio, CityNews)<\/p>\n<p>CityNews asked Edmonton police for an update on the case but was pointed to a February news release as the latest public information.<\/p>\n<p>Police confirmed no charges have been laid as of Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Katcheech is asking any witnesses in the Boyle Street area near the home on Feb. 9 to come forward to police.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/processed-2A20164E-6CF4-4E26-BAA7-47D1E618EDD1-scaled-e1784060022566-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" ratio=\"16x9\" decoding=\"async\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tMemorial set up for Teresa Katcheech on Feb 14, 2026. She was found dead following a house fire in the Boyle Street neighbourhood. 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