Murder charge; aggravated assault; toilet water thrown on cop
Local Roundup — Jan. 26, 2024
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Murder charge laid in Birdtail death
A murder charge has been laid in the death of a 40-year-old man in Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Michael Hanska, 29, was charged with second-degree murder.
On Jan. 23, both RCMP and Manitoba First Nations Police Service responded to a report of an injured man at a home in the First Nation.
Upon arrival, officers found the man and he was pronounced dead on the scene.
Hanska was remanded into custody.
Police have not named the victim.
Man arrested in Waywayseecappo assault
A 52-year-old man has been arrested for a serious assault in Waywayseecappo First Nation earlier this week that left a woman in critical condition at a Winnipeg hospital.
Derek Mecas of Waywayseecappo was charged with aggravated assault after he was arrested at the scene on Jan. 23.
Manitoba First Nations Police Service officers were called to a home in Waywayseecappo on Tuesday around 5 a.m. When officers arrived, they found a woman suffering from serious injuries to her upper body. She was initially transported by ambulance to Russell hospital, but due to her condition had to be taken to Neepawa hospital.
From Neepawa, she was airlifted to the Health Science Centre in Winnipeg for treatment. She remains there in critical condition, police say.
Mecas was remanded into custody.
Toilet water thrown on police officer
A 22-year-old woman was charged after allegedly throwing dirty toilet water on a police officer’s face while in custody at Brandon Police Service headquarters.
Around 8 a.m. on Wednesday, a BPS officer opened the door to one of the cells to speak with a woman who was in custody.
She then allegedly threw dirty toilet water in the officer’s face. The officer went to the hospital as per the protocol for exposure to bodily fluids.
The woman was held in custody.