Manitoba RCMP say three men have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman who disappeared five years ago.
Mounties say the three also face charges of offering an indignity to the human remains of 40-year-old Melinda Lynxleg.
Sgt. Morgan Page says all the accused knew the woman from Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve, also known as Valley River First Nation.
Page says an extremely complex investigation, with numerous tips and interviews, countless police resources and thousands of hours of work, led to the charges.
The woman was reported missing in April 2020, and her remains were found three years later on an abandoned property in San Clara, near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan boundary.
A statement from the victim’s daughter says the charges, while relieving, reopen deep pain and emotion.
It says the family continues to cherish Lynxleg’s memory.
“We are deeply grateful to the RCMP investigators, to the major crime unit and all those who worked tirelessly and never gave up on her case,” says the statement.
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