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By battlefordsNOW Staff

Murder charges

Four charged following investigation of Damian Moosomin’s death

Apr 20, 2021 | 4:22 PM

Nearly one year after the death of 20 year-old North Battleford man Damian Moosomin, charges have been laid against four individuals in relation to his passing.

RCMP Major Crime Unit South conducted 11 months of work in this homicide investigation. Moosomin’s body was found on May 15 last year, four days after he was reported missing.

“Investigators worked diligently since last May; gathering evidence, conducting interviews and continuing to push forward,” Sgt. Donna Zawislak of RCMP Major Crime/Historical Case Unit South, said in a media release. “What began as a missing person investigation has progressed to charges of murder and accessory after the fact.”

Twenty-three year-old Tye Partridge from Moosomin First Nation is charged with one count of first degree murder and 32 year-old Jannay Blackbird from Saulteaux First Nation is charged with one count of second degree murder. Twenty-three year-old Stormy Wapass-Semaganis from Edmonton, Alta. and 41 year-old Melissa Semaganis from Poundmaker Cree Nation are each charged with one count of accessory after the fact to murder.

Partridge, Blackbird and Melissa Semaganis made their first appearance in North Battleford Provincial Court in the past few days and their next appearance is on April 27, again in North Battleford.

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Stormy Wapass-Semaganis will appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on April 28.

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