A youth from Eabametoong First Nation is facing second-degree murder charges relating to the death of a teen in the community.
Nishnawbe Aski Police responded to a report of a stabbing in the community July 23. The Ontario Provincial Police's North West Region Crime Unit, under the direction of the Criminal Investigation Branch, was called in to assist in investigating the death.
Police have not revealed the identity of the deceased. He is described as a 17-year-old male. Post-mortem was conducted in Kenora July 25. The results have not yet been released.
A 16-year-old male, who can't be identified under terms of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was arrested July 24.
The youth is scheduled to attend court in Thunder Bay Aug. 3.
When I was a boy growing up in my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast, I was deathly afraid of looking at the full moon.
When I was a boy growing up in my home community of Attawapiskat on the James Bay coast, I was deathly afraid of looking at the full moon.
I grew up...
I’m happy to see the ongoing support and assistance in our northern remote communities to help our people cope with so many lifelong and generational issues...