Manitoba RCMP investigating suspicious death of Pauingassi First Nation woman

Manitoba RCMP’s major crime services are investigating the suspicious death of a woman from Pauingassi First Nation.

Police said they were initially contacted on Sept. 12 about an earlier assault in the community that had left the victim, 41-year-old Melissa Owens-Keeper, in critical condition at a Winnipeg hospital.

Owens-Keeper died in hospital Monday, and the RCMP are now looking for anyone with information or who had contact with her between Aug. 30 and Sept. 12.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the Little Grand Rapids detachment at 204-397-2249.

Police continue to investigate.

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