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RCMP arrest woman in baby's death in northern Manitoba

ISLAND LAKE, Ill. — RCMP in northern Manitoba say they're investigating a baby's death.
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Mounties say in a news release that their detachment in Island Lake responded to a child death on Wasagamack First Nation, about 600 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, on Saturday morning. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ, on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

ISLAND LAKE, Ill. — RCMP in northern Manitoba say they're investigating a baby's death.

Mounties say in a news release that their detachment in Island Lake responded to a child death on Wasagamack First Nation, about 600 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, on Saturday morning.

Officers arrived and located a deceased one-year-old boy. 

The death is being investigated as a homicide.

A 26-year-old woman was arrested and police say she remains in custody.

RCMP say they are not looking for any other suspects and there is no risk to the community.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 18, 2024.

The Canadian Press

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