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Sioux Lookout OPP Arrest Two For Serious Assaults

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Two people have been arrested in Sioux Lookout following a serious assault.

The OPP say two people sustained life-threatening injuries after after being attacked with a weapon in the area of Queen Street and 5th Avenue North in the community Sunday night.

Police located one person in medical distress in that location and a second person was found nearby with life-threatening injuries.

As a result 26 Terralene Matthews of Sioux Lookout and 31 year old Rory Keesickquayash were arrested and charged with aggravated assault.

Matthews also faces a charge of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

Matthews remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in Kenora Court today on the charges.

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Arrest Made In Deer Lake Death

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A suspicious death in Deer Lake First Nation has led to a charge of aggravated assault.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Police say officers were called to a home in the community shortly after 2 Saturday morning about a person in medical distress.

Police would find 37-year-old Lee Controy Kakekagumick dead inside the home.

Arrested was 35-year Lenroy Kakegamic.

The exact cause of death has not been released.

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Mishkeegogamang Assault Victim Dies

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A 17-year-old girl has died after an assault in Mishkeegogamang.

Ontario Provincial Police and Nishnawbe-Aski Police have identified her as Lynnora Mikenak, also known as Lynorra Lawson.

She was found with life-threatening injuries early last Saturday morning and air-lifted to hospital, but police say she has succumbed to her injuries.

On Sunday, OPP and NAPS arrested a 32-year-old man on aggravated assault charges, and say the investigation is now considered a homicide. The man remains in police custody.

Mishkeegogamang, formerly known as Osnaburgh First Nation, is around 500 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay and about 30 kilometres south of Pickle Lake.

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Sabaskong Bay Man Faces Murder Charge

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The OPP have upgraded the charge against a 28-year-old Sabaskong First Nations resident to murder.

Initially, Larry “Junior” Melvin Duck was charged in aggravated assault in the death of 42-year-old Clayton Bob of Big Island First Nation back in May of last year.

Duck failed to comply with his released conditions and on Sunday he was arrested again.

This time he was charged with murder after a post-mortem exam in Toronto earlier this month provided additional evidence.

Duck appeared in Kenora Court today on the charges.

Back on May 7th, 2019, the body of Clayton Bob was found on the Onigaming First Nation and Duck was arrested 11 days later.