RCMP: arrest made in Manitoba double homicide [Video]

Manitoba RCMP have arrested a suspect in relation to a 2021 double homicide in a remote northern community.

Leon Paul Mercredi, 22, was apprehended on April 22 in Fond du Lac, Sask., and is facing two charges of first degree murder.

Brent Denechezhe, 31, and Leona Tssessaze, 24, were found dead following a house fire in Northlands Denesuline First Nation on Sept.9, 2021.

“Today, we do have a man in custody, and some answers for the family and community, but that is not to say that this is over,” said Supt. Rob Lasson with the RCMP’s major crimes unit. This double homicide has no doubt had a profound effect on a very tight-knit community.”

Mecredi is in custody in Winnipeg and the charges against him have not been proven in court.

According to Lasson, Denechezhe, Tssessaze and Mercredi were spending time together, when a disagreement occurred. Lasson alleges the accused …