Caregivers charged in 2024 death of six-year-old from The Pas

A woman from The Pas has been charged with manslaughter in the 2024 death of a child in her care, while her partner has been charged with failing to provide the necessities of life.

The Pas RCMP were called about a six-year-old girl “serious injuries and bruises” who had been brought into the local hospital on Oct. 29, 2024 by a caregiver, Mounties said on Tuesday. Officials were initially told the little girl had fallen from her bed.

Health officials had the girl airlifted to Winnipeg for medical treatment, but she died on Nov. 3 that year of a traumatic head injury.

RCMP major crime investigators determined that the girl had been assaulted the day before she was brought to the hospital.

Earlier this month, RCMP say, prosecutors authorized charges against two caregivers who were responsible for the girl’s health and wellbeing. The couple were arrested on April 14.

Ashley Morach, 39, is charged with manslaughter, failing to provide the necessities of life and two counts of obstructing justice. Joel Morach, 35, has been charged with failing to provide the necessities of life.