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By The Canadian Press

Edmonton’s “Mill Woods Rapist” has been arrested

Feb 22, 2019 | 1:05 PM

EDMONTON – A violent sex offender who was once dubbed Edmonton’s “Mill Woods Rapist” has been arrested by police a week after a murder charge against him was stayed.

Dana Michael Fash was charged in December 2016 with second-degree murder in the death of Jeanette Marie Cardinal.

The 40-year-old mother of five from Beaver Lake Cree Nation was found dead in an Edmonton home in 2011.

Alberta Justice says the Crown stayed the charge because there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction.

Police say Fask was arrested Thursday for not complying with the terms of the federal Sex Offender Information Registration Act.

Investigators have requested he be held in custody pending a bail hearing.

by The Canadian Press