A third teen has been arrested in connection to the violent beating of two women at an addictions centre in Selkirk, according to RCMP.
RCMP said the 16-year-old from Selkirk was arrested on June 1 for “his role in counselling another person to be party of a criminal offence.”
Jackie Healey, 23, and her colleague at the Behavioral Health Foundation were severely injured after the attack on May 29.
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The latest suspect has been charged with aggravated assault, robbery, unlawful confinement and theft of a motor vehicle.
All three suspects remain in custody.
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The other 16 and 17 year-old have been charged with aggravated assault and forcible confinement, as well as possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous, and theft of a motor vehicle. These two teens were clients at the centre when the two women were attacked.
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