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Originally Posted by drew
What happened... did OTL morph into Downtown Winnipeg?
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No, we're just good friends..
Here's another one from the press..
Arrest made in death of alleged shoplifter
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | 12:46 PM CT -
CBC News
Police allege Beardy was confronted by a store employee after she was caught trying to steal a can of luncheon meat worth $1.49 at a Sherbrook Street convenience store on Sept. 13. She was assaulted before she fled to a nearby residence, police said.
Officers were notified about the assault on Sept. 15, and Beardy died Sept. 18.
Beardy's mother, Louise Keno, told CBC News on Monday that her daughter was last seen at the Okay Groceries store just five days before being taken off life support on Friday.
Beardy, a mother of three, lapsed into a coma after being hit with a bat, Keno said.
Louise Keno is comforted by one of her daughters as she talks about the death of another daughter, Geraldine Beardy. (CBC)Police have not said how the woman was assaulted and whether a weapon was used.
CBC News spoke on Monday to the owner of Okay Groceries. He confirmed the attempted theft, but said he asked Beardy to leave and didn't know what happened to her after that.
Police did not say whether the unidentified 61-year old, who is facing charges of aggravated assault but has not yet been formally charged, is the store's owner.
The charge will not be manslaughter because Beardy's death, nearly a week after the alleged assault, has not been conclusively linked to the injuries that led to her passing, police said.
Keno said Beardy, who is from Garden Hill First Nation, was ill and needed to be in Winnipeg for medical treatment. She did not have a fixed address in the city but had been living there since June.
Her family is making funeral arrangements and hope to take Beardy's body back to Garden Hill this week.
The investigation into the death is being carried out by members of the homicide unit. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact investigators at 986-6508 or Crime Stoppers at 786-TIPS (8477).