RCMP upgrade charges after death of northern Manitoba First Nation assault victim

Manitoba RCMP say a man left in critical condition following on assault on Tataskweyak First Nation has died.

The 45-year-old victim had to be air-lifted to Winnipeg from the community, also known as Split Lake, Saturday morning, RCMP said earlier this week.

In a release Friday, investigators said the unidentified man has since died.

A 42-year-old man from Tataskweyak Cree Nation previously charged with aggravated assault is now facing manslaughter charges, RCMP say.

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Police haven’t said how the man was assaulted or if any weapons were involved.

Investigators have previously said the victim had been in a fight with another man at a housing complex in the community early Friday morning.

They say the victim returned to his room following the fight, where he was found injured a little over a day later.

Tataskweyak First Nation is roughly 711 kilometres north of Winnipeg.