Home invasion victim tied up, assaulted

A man returned to his home near Gimli to find his wife tied up with extension cords after a home invasion last week.

The man, 50, called RCMP shortly before 8:45 a.m. to report what had happened at his home, about three kilometres north of Gimli, roughly three hours earlier.

He told police he was in Winnipeg when he saw unusual activity on his security cameras and went home.

Police determined two women who had been staying in the guest house on the property broke into the main home, Manitoba RCMP said in a news release Friday. The women assaulted the 51-year-old victim, threatened her with a knife, tied her up and robbed the home, the release said.

The two women allegedly stole a car from the property, which was found abandoned in the Gimli Industrial Park that afternoon.

A 27-year-old woman turned herself in to police at the Gimli RCMP detachment Wednesday. Officers arrested a 47-year-old woman at a home in the Interlake community later that afternoon.

Both accused remain in custody and have been charged with a number of offences, including forcible confinement and assault with a weapon.

Court records show the first woman arrested pleaded guilty to drug possession in January 2025. She has outstanding weapons charges. The second woman arrested has an assault conviction from 2008, and outstanding charges for theft over $5,000 and uttering threats.