Carman area RCMP along with RCMP Winnipeg Major Crime Services and the Forensic Identification Unit are investigating a murder which occurred in Sommerfeld, Manitoba on Saturday May 8, 2010.
Shortly after noon on Saturday, May 8, 2010, Carman area RCMP and EMS personnel were dispatched to a residence in Sommerfeld, in relation to an injured adult female. Subsequent investigation indicated that the woman had been murdered.
RCMP Major crimes and the Forensic Identification Unit are also investigating the apparent suicide of an adult male, a resident of Altona, in relation to this incident.
Autopsies will be performed in Winnipeg at a date that is yet to be determined.
No names are being released at this time, and the investigation is continuing.
Cst. Miles Hiebert
RCMP Media Relations
Tel:(204)983-8497