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Man found dead

Woman facing charges

Local RCMP are investigating a death that took place over the weekend and charges are pending.

On Saturday, June 22 at 6 a.m., RCMP in Kamsack received a 911 call requesting members attend to a residence on the Keeseekoose First Nation. Officers from the Kamsack Detach-ment attended to the residence and discovered that an adult male was deceased inside the residence.

Subsequently, an adult female was arrested at the scene without incident and taken in to custody. The scene was secured by investigators who contacted Major Crime investigators to attend.

Facing a charge of 2nd degree murder as a result is Tania Quewezance, aged 39, from the Keeseekoose First Nation. Quewezance was to make her first court appearance in Yorkton Monday morning.

The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Blain Allen Fiddler from Runnymede, Sask-atchewan. A forensic autopsy is scheduled to take place this week in Saskatoon.

The accused and victim were known to each other.

Assisting in this investigation, along with the Provincial Coroner's Service, are the following RCMP units: Regina Police Dog Services, Yorkton GIS, Yorkton Forensic investigation, and Yorkton Traffic Services, including the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

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