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Woman charged with criminal negligence after two-month-old drowns in Manitoba

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A woman has been charged with criminal negligence causing death in the drowning of a two-month-old baby last year in northern Manitoba – Aug 21, 2025

A woman has been charged with criminal negligence causing death in the drowning of a two-month-old baby last year in northern Manitoba.

RCMP say officers responded to a report of an unresponsive infant last September in Lynn Lake, northwest of Thompson.

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They say when officers arrived at the hospital, the baby was not breathing and was pronounced dead.

Following an investigation, a 38-year-old woman was charged this week.
She is due to appear in court on Nov. 25.

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