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A 21-year-old man from Cumberland House has been charged with second-degree murder after an incident on Thursday in Cumberland House.
Acea Dorian has been charged with second-degree murder after RCMP responded to a complaint of an unresponsive female on Deschambeault Avenue in Cumberland House.
When Mounties arrived, they found an injured 21-year-old female, who was receiving medical treatment from local EMS. She was declared deceased by EMS a short time after RCMP members arrived at the scene. She has been identified as Carissa Ballantyne from Cumberland House.
RCMP members quickly identified a suspect and arrested an adult male. Dorian will make is first court appearance in La Ronge Provincial Court at 9:30 a.m. on August 14.
RCMP say the accused and the deceased were known to each other.
An investigation will be conducted by the RCMP Major Crimes Unit South, Prince Albert RCMP Forensic Identification Section and the Office of the Chief Coroner.