A 29-year-old woman from Elsipogtog, N.B., has been charged with in connection with the death of 39-year-old Erika Ann Vautour of Saint-Ignace, N.B.
On March 8, 2020 shortly after 6:30 a.m., members of the Richibucto RCMP responded to a home on Saint-Ignace Road for a report of a woman who was found unresponsive. A 39-year-old woman from Saint-Ignace was transported to hospital where she later died. It was determined that the woman was a victim of a homicide. She was later identified as Erika Ann Vautour.
As a result of the ongoing investigation by the RCMP's Major Crime Unit, a 29-year-old woman was arrested at a home on Levi Street in Elsipogtog on December 18.
On December 19, 2020, Kelsey Marie Dawn Clair appeared in Miramichi Provincial Court by way of tele-remand and was charged with manslaughter while using a firearm. She was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Moncton Provincial Court by way of videoconference on December 22, at 1:30 p.m, for a bail hearing.
The investigation is ongoing.