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A 48-year-old woman has been charged with manslaughter after another woman died from injuries of an assault that happened in mid-August in Winnipeg.
Police were called around 8:40 p.m. on Aug. 18 to a residence in the 100 block of Young Street.
A 57-year-old woman had been assaulted and the attacker had left before officers arrived, police said in a news release on Monday.
The victim was rushed to hospital where she was initially stabilized, but her condition deteriorated over time and she died there, the release stated.
She has been identified as Brenda Kate Cromarty, a member of St. Theresa Point First Nation who was living in Winnipeg.
On Sept. 25, 2026, Michelle Margaret Jane Robinson was arrested in a northern Manitoba community and charged with manslaughter.
Police did not identify the community.