South Indian Lake RCMP investigate homicide of woman, 47
Woman was transported to Winnipeg with 'life-threatening injuries,' and later died, RCMP say
RCMP are investigating the death of a 47-year-old woman after she was assaulted in O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, also called South Indian Lake.
On Sunday morning, RCMP heard from the nursing station that a woman was being transported to Winnipeg "with life-threatening injuries," according to a news release issued Wednesday. She died two days later.
A statement issued by the Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak, on behalf of the woman's family, identified her as Noreen Tait, a mother of two daughters and a grandmother.
The statement said Tait will be remembered as a free-spirited person who enjoyed laughing and spending time with family and friends.
The statement adds that Tait should have felt safe in her community, and that her voice will not be silenced.
Her family said she was at a home on Wasagan Road where RCMP believe she was assaulted.
Major Crime Services and RCMP Forensic Identification Services are investigating the woman's death as a homicide.
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