Man turns himself in to murder charges after his girlfriend was found dead

Grande Prairie police say a man is in custody on murder charges after his girlfriend was found dead at her home on Saturday.

Eric Riddley, 25, turned himself in to police at the Grande Prairie Public Safety Building on Monday evening, two days after his girlfriend reportedly died.

Investigators said in a press release on Tuesday that around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, January 28, around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, January 28, officers were called to an emergency room at a house on the 30th block of E. Mountain Creek Court . house.

The woman was identified as 41-year-old Yolanda Kelly.

Police said detectives had obtained a warrant for her boyfriend’s arrest, but did not release any further information about the cause of her death other than to say they were treating it as a domestic violence-related homicide.

Police said Riddley is currently being held at the Grande Prairie Detention Center on $1,000,000 bail.