LA LOCHE – A 49-year-old man has been arrested after a 52-year-old woman died and an 81-year-old man was taken to Saskatoon hospital.
La Loche RCMP say they got a call about an altercation outside a home in La Loche around 2:30 a.m. on May22. When officers arrived, there were smoke and flames coming out of the home they located the injured woman and man. She was pronounced deceased at a hospital in La Loche.
Fire departments from La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation responded and extinguished the fire.
As a result of the ongoing investigation by Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes, 49-year-old Marty Keith Toulejour of La Loche has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 52-year-old Brenda Toulejour, and attempted murder of the 82-year-old man.
Toulejour was remanded into custody and appeared in court in La Loche on May 23.
The investigation was assisted by members of the Saskatchewan RCMP North Battleford General Investigation Section, North Battleford Forensic Identification Section, Prince Albert Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team and Meadow Lake Police Dog Services. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency was also deployed and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.
Correction: RCMP corrected their information to say that the man was 81 years old.
