Woman found dead on Edmonton riverbank remembered as kind-hearted mother
CBC
Warning: This story contains details of intimate partner violence and may affect those who've experienced or been impacted by it.
A 43-year-old Edmonton woman found dead along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River is being remembered as a caring, kind-hearted mother.
Ashley Burke was found dead on Dec. 30, east of the Quesnell Bridge near Whitemud Park on the riverbank in southwest Edmonton.
Homicide detectives say her death was the result of intimate partner violence. Daniel Boothman, 31, has been charged with second-degree murder in her death.
Abigail Michele Robson said she is still coming to grips with the cruel circumstances of her mother's death.
Robson, 20, said her mother was selfless with a characteristic East Coast charm that made her fast friends with the strangers she served at her waitressing jobs over the years.
"She was just a very kind, strong woman who would do anything for anybody," Robson said in an interview Monday.
"No matter what situation she was in, she would drop everything to help somebody else.
"She would give you, like, the shirt off of her back."
Robson said Burke lived in Edmonton but enjoyed a happy upbringing in the sleepy town of Pictou on the scenic North Shore of Nova Scotia.
She worked at a local pizza spot there for years but made the move to Alberta about a decade ago, Robson said.
Burke had hoped the move out west would provide a fresh start and give her daughter better opportunities in her early education.
As Robson grew older, the bond between mother and daughter only grew closer.
"It was just me and my mom against everything," Robson said. "Especially in the last few years, she became like my best friend.
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