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A 20-year-old man has been charged with First Degree Murder after a 30-year-old female died over the weekend.

On Saturday, Virden RCMP received a report of a disturbance at a house located on the Sioux Valley Dakota First Nation. When officers arrived, a 30-year-old female was found with serious injuries and was later pronounced deceased on the scene.

As a result, Ernie Blacksmith was charged, remanded into custody and he will appear before a judge in Brandon on Monday.