Sarah Mills: The garden that couldn't - But might someday
Mills says the university seems to be suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome," but at the same time the U....
A 23-year-old woman is facing a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of a child on a Saskatchewan First Nation.
According to the RCMP, officers were called to a home on the Shoal Lake Cree Nation, about 100 kilometres east of Nipawin, at around 7 p.m. on Friday after getting a report that “a child under the age of 10 had been seriously injured.”
Read More:
- Death of child on on Shoal Lake Cree Nation investigated as homicide: RCMP
- Two Saskatchewan RCMP vehicles struck by impaired drivers in three days, say police
- Sask. RCMP warns AI sketch of child luring suspect on social media is inaccurate
When they arrived, the Mounties said the officers found the child unresponsive. Despite receiving first aid, the child was declared dead by paramedics at the scene.
Police said the death was considered suspicious. The investigation was handed to Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes, and a suspect was take into custody in connection with the death.
“The suspect and the child were known to each other,” the Mounties said in a statement. “Investigation has determined there to be no elevated risk to public safety in relation to this incident.”
In an update on Monday, the RCMP said a 23-year-old woman had been charged with manslaughter.
She’s expected to appear in a Melfort courtroom on Monday.
