The Weekly Albertan

Woman who posed as a hair stylist faces several human trafficking and prostitution charges after allegedly selling two women to police for $8,000.

Investigators began watching Linh Quy To, 52, on Sept. 15 after coming across an advertisement offering the exchange of sex with underage Asian women for money.

Police allege the advertisement lead to three houses where prostitution and was taking place. Alternatives Hair Design in Calgary was allegedly used to front the activities.

In a separate case, Calgarian Codie Tobie Cardinal, 38, faces human trafficking and prostitution-related charges. Tobie is also charged under the Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Act.

The investigation was launched on Nov. 20 when a 17-year-old girl was apprehended. Police suspected she was being sexually exploited.

She led officers to a northwest hotel where they discovered three women aged 16, 17 and 20. None of the four women are facing charged.

Tobie allegedly used social networking sites to lure women to Calgary with the promise of a modeling career. He then allegedly advertised in an online classified service and had them work as prostitutes.

A 17-year-old appears in court on Dec. 8 to face a first-degree murder charge in connection with a stabbing of a 46-year-old man.

The victim, who cannot be identified, was injured in his home on Saturday at 11 a.m. and was taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition. He died on Tuesday.

The youth, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was arrested at the scene.

“The stabbing was not a random incident and the victim and the suspect were known to each other,” police said in a statement.