For Immediate Release / March 25, 2026
RCMP - Alberta Major Crimes Unit Investigate Homicide in St. Albert - UPDATE
Updated Release - March 25, 2026
The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit has laid charges in connection with the Feb. 19, 2026 homicide on Keystone Crescent in St. Albert. The victim has been identified as 59-year-old Mai Diab.
On March 9, 2026, the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit as well as St. Albert RCMP officers arrested 44-year-old Edmonton resident Mouhamad Fadi Orfahly. He has been charged with first-degree-murder.
Orfahly was taken before a Justice of the Peace and remanded into custody for future court dates.
On March 12, 2026, Alberta RCMP officers arrested a second suspect, 43-year-old Mahmoud Ali Abdallah Mansour, in Toronto, Ont. Mansour was charged with indignity to human remains and accessory after the fact to murder.
Mansour was remanded and transported back to Alberta where he is held in custody for future court dates.
“The investigation has determined that the victim was specifically targeted by these suspects for financial gain.” said Staff Sergeant Derrick Gladdish of the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit,” through community support and effective collaborative efforts between our Major Crime Unit, St. Albert Detachment members and others, we were able to quickly identify and connect these suspects to this crime.”
St. Albert RCMP and the Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit would like to thank the public and businesses in St Albert and Edmonton who worked tirelessly gathering and collecting video for the investigators in this case. This effort had a significant impact on the outcome of the investigation.
Original Release - February 20, 2026
On Feb. 19, 2026, at 12:18 p.m., St. Albert RCMP was dispatched to assist St. Albert Fire Services at a reported residential fire on Keystone Crescent in St. Albert. Fire Services was able to extinguish the blaze without structure loss, and a search of the residence revealed a deceased person inside.
RCMP believe that the circumstances around this death are suspicious. The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit has deployed and taken charge of the investigation, working in close coordination with the St. Albert RCMP.
The deceased has been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where identification and cause of death will be determined.
Although early in the investigation, RCMP believe this was a targeted incident and there is no ongoing risk to the public.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to please call the St. Albert RCMP at 780-458-7700. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play. To contact RCMP non-emergency line within any Alberta RCMP jurisdiction call 310-RCMP (7267).
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Last edited: March 25, 2026