The Saskatoon Police Service is conducting a sudden death investigation after a 30 year old woman died in the Battlefords Union Hospital after being arrested by the RCMP late Wednesday afternoon.
Battlefords RCMP say the woman was arrested without incident just after 4:30 in the afternoon in connection to an ongoing investigation.
A few hours later at the Detachment, officers determined she needed medical care so she was take to the hospital around 7:15.
At 10 Wednesday night, the officer accompanying the woman noticed she was in medical distress and began lifesaving efforts while calling for help.
She was pronounced dead around 10:30.
As is the RCMP’s independent external investigation policy, the Saskatoon Police Service has been requested to look into the circumstances into the woman’s death.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is also conducting a review and the Ministry of Justice will appoint an independent observer.
The name of the North Battleford woman is not being released.
North Battleford Woman Dies In Hospital After RCMP Arrest
Mar 25, 2021 | 1:10 PM