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A Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty in relation to the death of a woman on the reserve last summer.

26-year-old Fantasia Prince was originally charged with second-degree murder but pled guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter in Portage court this week.

On top of the time already served, Prince was sentenced to a further 1,528 days in jail, along with a 10-year weapons ban. 

Meanwhile, a 20-year-old resident of Sapotaweyak Cree Nation has pleaded guilty in relation to a February 2022 stabbing of three men.

Terrance Kematch entered the plea in Dauphin court on Monday and was sentenced to time already served, along with 18 months of supervised probation.