The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
A 17-year-old girl from Opaskwayak Cree Nation has been charged with manslaughter following the death of a 15-year-old girl earlier this month.
Manitoba First Nations Police Service officers responded to a report of an assault at a residence in Opaskwayak Cree Nation on the afternoon of November 1. When officers and EMS arrived, they found the 15-year-old victim injured. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
RCMP took over the investigation, and on November 4, the 17-year-old suspect was arrested and remanded into custody.
Authorities are continue to investigate the death. No further information has been released.
