Vancouver police investigate homicide of 60-year-old woman

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Vancouver police say they're investigating the homicide of a woman whose body was found Wednesday.

Police say the 60-year-old woman was found dead inside her apartment in the Strathcona neighbourhood.

A maintenance worker in the building discovered the body.

Police say the death appeared suspicious and investigators determined it was a homicide on Friday.

While no arrests have been made, police say they don't believe there is a risk to the general public.

The death is Vancouver's eighth homicide of 2019.