Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of Byron Moose
A 33-year-old woman is charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man from northern Manitoba who was assaulted on Dugas Street in St. Boniface in late December.
Police arrested Anissa Christy Pompana on Arlington Street north of Notre Dame Avenue on Thursday in connection with the killing of Byron Frederick Moose, 50, on Dec. 27, police said in an update on Monday.
Investigators said Moose and Pompana previously didn't know each other but met at a place they both went. They left the location together and went to Dugas Street, where Pompana allegedly assaulted Moose, police said in a news release.
Paramedics were called and gave Moose emergency medical care around 4:30 a.m. He was taken to hospital in critical condition and later died.
Byron Frederick Moose, a member of O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, was fatally assaulted on Dugas Street in Winnipeg. (Ron Dhaliwal/CBC)
Moose is a member of O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, at South Indian Lake.
Pompana remains in custody and the homicide unit continues to investigate, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 204-986-6508 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 204-786-TIPS or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
