A 41-year-old Sherridon man has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of a 62-year-old man from Cranberry Portage.
Jeremiah Colquhoun was arrested and charged Aug. 12. He was remanded into custody pending an appearance in provincial court in The Pas Aug. 17.
The charge relates to an assault that occurred on McLean Street in Cranberry Portage around 8:15 p.m. Aug. 7. Responding Cranberry Portage RCMP officers found an injured man who was waken to hospital and died of his injuries Aug. 10.
Cranberry Portage RCMP, Major Crime Services and Forensic Identification Services, continue to investigate the death.