Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes, in conjunction with the North Battleford RCMP Gang Task Force, have located and arrested two individuals responsible for the homicide of 32-year-old Kaylee Crookedneck from Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation.
21-year-old Kiara Mooswa, from Poundmaker First Nation, was arrested by Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes and the Saskatchewan RCMP High Risk Offender Unit on July 18, 2023, on Poundmaker First Nation without incident. She is charged with one count, Manslaughter, contrary to Sec. 236 of the Criminal Code. Mooswa appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court on July 20, 2023.
34-year-old Janine Wapass, from North Battleford, was arrested by the North Battleford RCMP Gang Task Force on July 20, 2023, in North Battleford without incident. She is charged with one count, Manslaughter, contrary to Sec. 236 of the Criminal Code. Wapass is scheduled to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on July 21, 2023.
Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes appreciates the support received from the community, and the investigational assistance provided by North Battleford RCMP Forensic Identification Services (FIS), Saskatchewan RCMP Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team (WEST), Saskatchewan RCMP High Risk Offender Unit, Saskatchewan RCMP's Crime Reduction Team (CRT), North Battleford RCMP's Gang Task Force (GTF), Battlefords Municipal General Investigation Section (GIS), Battlefords Provincial GIS, Police Dog Services, Digital Forensic Services, Battlefords RCMP and Cut Knife RCMP, and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.