On May 7, 2024, RCMP arrested a 28-year-old female, from O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, in relation to the May 4 homicide of a 61-year-old male in the community.
On May 8, Joanne Elizabeth Baker-Spence, 28, was charged with Manslaughter and remanded into custody.
RCMP continue to investigate.
On May 4, 2024, at 7:50 pm, South Indian Lake RCMP responded to a report of a deceased male located in a wooded area outside the community.
Officers attended and located a 61-year-old male with obvious injuries.
The death is being treated as a homicide.
South Indian Lake RCMP, along with RCMP Major Crimes Services and Forensic Identification Services, continue to investigate.