A Kelowna man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the homicide of a woman he was believed to be dating.
Mounties were called to a Hardie Road home in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood on Monday, Aug. 21, to help with a woman suffering from life-threatening injuries.
The woman later succumbed to those injuries.
Brandon Davina, 38, was then arrested has now been charged with manslaughter. He’s since been released on bail.
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The victim of the attack was later identified as Brianna Jankauskas.
Court documents indicate that the homicide is a case of domestic violence, which friends of Jankauskas confirm, noting she and Davina had recently started dating.
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Davina has already been charged with assault with a weapon and mischief, from another Kelowna domestic file that dates back to February of last year.
He’s scheduled to appear in Kelowna court on all three charges on Sept. 7.
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