A 23-year-old man from Thicket Portage is charged with manslaughter, arson and assault after a 21-year-old woman he was in a relationship with died as the result of injuries suffered at a home that was also the site of a fire.
Thompson Rural RCMP were responding to a report of an assault at the residence and learned en route that the home was on fire. They arrived and found a woman inside the residence and two injured men at the scene. The woman was transported to the nursing station where she was pronounced dead while one of the men, a 22-year-old who had come to help people get out of the burning home, was treated on scene for minor injuries and released.
Travis Munroe, a resident of the home, was arrested and charged with manslaughter, arson with disregard for human life, two counts of assault and assault causing bodily harm. He was also treated for minor injuries from the fire and remains in custody.
RCMP Major Crime Services and Forensic Identification Services are assisting with the ongoing investigation, as is the Office of the Fire Commissioner, as the fire is considered suspicious.
