A youth has been charged with 2nd-degree murder in the death of a woman whose remains were found in Portage la Prairie in September of 2020.
RCMP announced a 16-year old male from Winnipeg is now facing charges in connection to the death of 36-year-old Tamara Benoit.
Police say this is the same youth who was arrested in January 2021 and released without charges, who was 15 at that time.
He is remanded in custody.
Tamara Benoit was reported missing on July 10th, 2020 and was last seen in Portage la Prairie.
Her remains were discovered in Portage on September 3.
In January of 2021, police announced 2nd-degree murder charges for two other individuals in connection to the homicide investigation.
