Alberta RCMP are investigating the death of an infant on Stoney Nakoda First Nation as a homicide.
According to investigators, the six-month-old child was found dead in a home after officers responded to a welfare check on Wednesday evening.
“An autopsy occurred on Aug. 26, 2021 at the office of the chief medical examiner in Calgary,” the RCMP said.
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“The manner of death has been determined to be a homicide.”
The RCMP’s major crimes unit has taken over the investigation.
Investigators did not provide further details on the exact location of the infant’s death, nor how the child was killed.