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Murder charge laid in death of mom of 4 in The Maples

A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Tessa Perry, 31, who died in hospital Saturday night after being assaulted in the Maples neighbourhood.

Tessa Perry, 31, died in hospital after assault on Saturday night

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Murder charge laid in death of mom of 4

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Another Manitoba Indigenous family is grieving the loss of a young woman. Tessa Perry is the third Indigenous woman to be killed in Winnipeg in two weeks.

A Winnipeg man has been charged with murder and a family is grieving after Tessa Perry became the 22nd homicide victim of the year.

Relatives of the mother of four who died of injuries after being assaulted in Winnipeg's Maples neighbourhood Saturday night are reeling in the wake of her death. 

"Just let it be known that my sister was too loving for her own good," Lyle Perry said in a statement to CBC News on Monday. "She loved to death." 

Tessa, 31, who lived in the city, was assaulted and taken to hospital in critical condition around 10 p.m. Saturday, police said. Officers were called to the area of Marlow Court near Inkster Boulevard where they found her unconscious, with upper-body injuries. 

Justin Alfred Robinson, 29, has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to Perry's death and a count of failing to comply with a probation order.

A woman smiles at the camera and leans forward, with her chin resting on her hand.
Tessa Perry, 31, died after being assaulted on Saturday night, police say. She is the third Indigenous woman to be killed in the city in the past two weeks. (Submitted by Lyle Perry)

Aimie Genaille, who was also related to Tessa, said she loved her kids "more than anything in this world." 

"She was the life in the crowd," Genaille said in a statement to CBC. "She always had a big beautiful smile where the corners of her lips would just about touch her ears. It was that huge. 

"We are in such shock, this feels like a bad dream." 

Lyle Perry asked for privacy as the family grieves. 

A candlelight vigil for Tessa is slated for Tuesday starting at 7 p.m. at 100 Marlow Court. 

Tessa is the third Indigenous woman to be killed in the city in the last two weeks.

On May 16, Rebecca Contois, 24, was found dead in North Kildonan. On May 19, Doris Trout, 25, was found deceased in an apartment lobby on Kennedy Avenue in downtown Winnipeg.

The Winnipeg Police Service investigation into the alleged homicide in the Maples neighbourhood continues. (Walther Bernal/CBC)

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Corrections

  • An earlier version of this story said Tessa Perry was Winnipeg's 23rd homicide victim of 2022. In fact, at the time of her death, Winnipeg police had reported 22 homicides in 2022.
    Jun 08, 2022 4:04 PM CT
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