Manitoba RCMP have charged a 56-year-old woman in the death of a two-year-old girl who was in her care.
Police were first called Jan. 24 about the suspicious death in Bloodvein First Nation after the child was taken to the nursing station with serious injuries. The girl was pronounced dead shortly afterward.
An autopsy later determined the death was the result of a homicide and on Wednesday of this week, police arrested and charged Burma Skye, who was the primary caregiver for the girl.
In a news release, RCMP called the death “a senseless crime that will have a profound impact on the community, first responders and investigating officers.”
RCMP continue to investigate.
Bloodvein is about 210 kilometres north of Winnipeg on the shore of the Bloodvein River where it empties into Lake Winnipeg.