RCMP south of Edmonton said a man has been charged in connection to the death of a woman, who was found inside a home on the Samson Cree town site.
Maskwacis RCMP said Joshua Crier, 19, of the Samson Cree Nation, was arrested Saturday, November 28. He’s now facing a charge of second degree murder.
On Saturday, RCMP were called to the home at about 10 a.m. – inside, officers found a woman with “obvious signs of trauma”.
The deceased woman has been identified as Kristen Cutknife, 20.
Police also said Crier had been charged with assault with a weapon. That charge stems from injuries another individual, identified as Zoe Littlechild, 20, suffered.
Littlechild did not suffer life-threatening injuries in the incident.
Police said all three knew each other.
Crier has been remanded in custody; he’s scheduled to appear in a Wetaskiwin courtroom December 17.
An autopsy has been tentatively scheduled for December 2.
