Manslaughter charge laid by Beauval RCMP after man dies in Saskatoon hospital

Beauval RCMP have charged Braydon McCallum with manslaughter after another Beauval man died in hospital last month.

Police were called to an assault complaint at a home in the northern Saskatchewan community during the early morning hours of March 31,

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Officers found Darren Buffin, 19, with serious injuries. Paramedics took him to hospital in Île-à-la-Crosse.

Buffin was later transferred to Saskatoon where he died from his injuries on April 9.

McCallum, 20, was initially arrested and charged with assault causing bodily harm.

Those charges have been dropped and McCallum is now charged with manslaughter.

He is scheduled to make a court appearance in Canoe Lake, Sask. on Thursday.

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The RCMP major crimes unit is assisting with the ongoing investigation.

Beauval is approximately 340 kilometres north of Saskatoon.