On November 22, 2009, shortly before 5am, St. Theresa Point RCMP Detachment responded to a report of an unconscious male at a local residence in the community of St. Theresa Point.
The male was transported to the local nursing station where he was pronounced deceased. His death is treated as a homicide.
The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Roderick Walter Monias of St. Theresa Point, Manitoba.
A post mortem took place at the St. Boniface Hospital November 23, 2009.
23-year-old Roger Leroy McDougall and 21-year-old Joseph Cameron Randall McDougall, also of St. Theresa Point, have been arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Murder. Both are scheduled to appear in court in Winnipeg on November 25, 2009.
RCMP St. Theresa Point Detachment continue to investigate the death assisted by the RCMP Winnipeg Major Crimes Services, the Thompson RCMP Major Crime Unit as well as the RCMP Forensic Identification Services.
The investigation continues.
Sgt. Line Karpish
RCMP Media Relations
Tel: (204)983-8497