Man charged with manslaughter in woman’s Clearwater Lake death
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A man is charged with manslaughter in a woman’s death days after she was assaulted.
The Pas RCMP were sent to a home on Snake Island Way at Clearwater Lake at about 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 30. When police arrived, conservation officers led them to a seriously injured woman outside the home.
The victim, 31, was taken to hospital in critical condition and later flown to Winnipeg, where she died from her injuries Thursday.
A 35-year-old man was arrested at the scene and charged with aggravated assault. That charge has since been upgraded to manslaughter. Walter Leach, 35, of The Pas remains in custody, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.