19-year-old charged in fatal Lake St. Martin stabbing: Manitoba RCMP

A 19-year-old man is in custody facing manslaughter charges in connection with a stabbing at Lake St. Martin First Nation, Manitoba RCMP say.

Officers from the Gypsumville detachment were called to a home in the community just before 10 p.m. Friday, where they found a 22-year-old man who was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Police began investigating the man’s death as a homicide, and arrested a suspect the next day.

Local RCMP, alongside the Mounties’ major crime and forensic identification services, continue to investigate.

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