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God's Lake Narrows man charged with manslaughter
RCMP in God's Lake Narrows have arrested a 22-year-old man after a local resident died in a house fire early on New Year's Day.
Sgt. Line Karpish said officers were called to the house on the God's Lake Narrows First Nation around 5 a.m. and found it fully engulfed in flames. Upon their arrival, they were told a resident was still inside the house but they were unable to attempt a rescue. After the fire was extinguished, officers found a body inside.
She said the fire is considered "suspicious."
An autopsy on the remains of what RCMP think is a 26-year-old resident is scheduled today at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg. Karpish said because the body was burned beyond recognition, it will take some time to determine a positive identification, including the sex.
Joey Okemow, 22, from God's Lake Narrows, has been charged with manslaughter, criminal negligence causing death and arson with disregard for human life. He is scheduled to appear in provincial court in Thompson on Tuesday morning.
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