Date: January 14th, 2026 10:44 PM
Author: Pumonymous
Calgary police confirm the death of a man inside an Edgemont home last week was an act of self-defence.
Officers were called to the home, in the 0 to 100 block of Edgemont Court N.W., just after 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9.
They arrived to find a man in his 40s in medical distress and a woman in her 30s in medical distress.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was taken to hospital in stable condition.
Calgary police say a woman who killed a man in the northwest community of Edgemont will not be charged because she was acting in self-defence.
Calgary police said Tuesday that the victim had been “lured” to the home under the “false pretence of a property showing.”
It was the second time the victim had shown the man the property, which was a rental.
“While in the residence, the man attacked the woman without provocation,” said acting Staff Sgt. Scott Guterson at a news conference.
She had gone to the home with her father, but Guterson says the two were “inadvertently separated in a fairly large house” when the brazen attack happened.
During their fight, the woman was able to escape after injuring her attacker.
She then got the attention of a neighbour, who called 911.
Following an autopsy, the deceased has been identified as 48-year-old Shahbaz Ahmed.
Police say he and the victim were not involved in a domestic relationship.
Because the woman was defending herself, Ahmed’s death has been deemed a non-culpable homicide, and no charges will be laid.
“An incident of this nature is extremely rare and deeply unsettling for the victim, her family and all Calgarians,” Guterson said. “The victim’s actions undoubtedly saved her life.”
“In my experience in the homicide unit, this is easily the most clear-cut case of self-defence that I have ever been involved in.”
“She did everything right, she went to the house with someone else,” Guterson said, calling the victim “completely innocent.”
‘Heartbroken and furious’: Family speaks out
A statement sent to CTV News on behalf of the victim’s family says she “did what she had to do to stay alive.”
The statement, in full, can be seen below:
“On Friday, January 9th, our sweet baby girl was showing a man bigger, stronger and older than her, a unit for the 2nd time when he attacked and assaulted her unprovoked and premeditated. One of the reason why we are sharing this is because we hope no vulnerable innocent woman or man ever has to go through this living nightmare. If her story saves one life, that will be a [miracle.]
“Our family is not okay. We are shattered. We are walking around like we’re functioning, but it feels like something inside us broke and we can’t put it back together.
“Someone we love more than we can explain was brutally attacked and left fighting for her life. She is a sweet, kindhearted, beautiful, intelligence, sensitive old soul and would do anything to “help others. An avid volunteer in the community and loves people so deeply. She is the kind of person who makes other people feel safe. And now we’re trying to understand how something this evil could happen to someone like her.
“The first hit knocked her unconscious. And when she woke up, she didn’t wake up to safety. She woke up into a living nightmare, something outa a horror movie.
“She tried to escape again and again. She fought with everything in her just to breathe, while he was trying to strangle her to death and gripped his hands over her mouth so she couldn’t breathe. She tried so hard just to make it to the next second, just to stay alive.
“When we saw her, it didn’t feel real, as we broke down in tears the reality set in that we almost lost our sweet baby girl. Her face was so swollen and bruised we barely recognized her. Her body was bruised from head to toe. One eye was swollen completely shut and wouldn’t open for days. She suffered broken bones, scratches, the aftermath of a possible concussion and whiplash. Her hair was so matted from the struggle it took over 13 hours and professional help to untangle…. For the first couple days after the assault she was beaten so bad she was bed ridden and unable to move or function without her family by her side 24/7. All from trying to break free and run to safety.”
https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/watch-live-calgary-police-hold-update-on-death-inside-edgemont-home/
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