A 22-year-old is charged with murder after the death of a man in Slate Falls First Nation.
In a Monday evening news release, provincial police said they were called on Sunday to assist the Nishnawbe Aski Nation Police Service after an individual was pronounced dead.
The victim has been identified as 32-year-old David Brown of Wapekeka First Nation.
Police said 22-year-old Amber Carpenter of Slate Falls First nation has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Carpenter remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in a Kenora court on Thursday.
The charge has yet to be tested in court.
The investigation remains ongoing and is being led by the OPP's criminal investigations branch in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
A post-mortem examination is expected to take place in Toronto at a later date.
