The Edmonton Medical Examiner has completed the autopsy on a male who
died on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020.
It has been determined that Frankie Sawan, 24,died from a sharp force injury, and the manner of death is homicide.
Earlier this week, EPS Homicide Section charged Roland Blind, 28, with second-degree murder in Sawan’s death. Both men were known to one another.
Background
Southwest Division officers responded at 4:49 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, to a home at 104 Street and 67 Avenue on the report of an injured 24-year-old male. The victim was found unresponsive before officers arrived. Members performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but the man was pronounced dead in hospital.
A suspect was arrested a short distance away from the address.