Boy charged with first-degree murder after man’s death in Whitewood

A boy has been charged with first-degree murder after a man’s death in Whitewood on Thursday.

Saskatchewan RCMP said in a statement on Nov. 7 that officers from the Broadview detachment were sent to a home in Whitewood around 4 p.m. on Nov. 6 and found the injured man, who was then taken to hospital and pronounced dead.

Police said they arrested the boy at the home, and he was also injured. He was taken to hospital as a precaution before being released back into police custody, they said.

No further details about the boy were released as it is prohibited under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Police also did not say when he was scheduled to appear in court.

Police said the investigation is continuing with help from the RCMP Forensic Identification Section, Broadview RCMP Detachment and Saskatchewan Coroners Service.

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