KASABONIKA LAKE, Ont. — Police have charged a suspect in the death of a six-year-old girl from the Kasabonika Lake First Nation.
Officers with the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service were called to a residence on Wednesday to investigate a report that a girl had been assaulted.
Provincial police, who are now directing the investigation, say family members took the girl to a medical centre where she was pronounced dead.
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Police say that on the same day 21-year-old Lanny Edward Mekanak of the Kasabonika Lake First Nation was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
- Hundreds rally in Red Deer to support teenage girl recovering from violent assault
- 5 men charged in ‘elaborate’ Calgary extortion scheme that saw Edmonton man kidnapped
- Owner of Summerside dogs that killed boy tells court training was in the works
- Saskatchewan inmate escape leads to searches in Yorkton, Saskatoon: RCMP
He was scheduled to appear in court Friday in Sioux Lookout, Ont.
Police, meanwhile, said a post-mortem on the girl had been scheduled for Friday in Toronto.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.