A Regina man is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of a baby girl.
The one-year-old girl died in hospital on Oct. 9 after being taken to hospital two days earlier.
Regina police said she had been physically abused and succumbed to those injuries.
It is the city’s 11th homicide of 2020.
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Police said they are not releasing the girl’s name at this time.
Baily Carter Lance Peepeetch, 20, was initially charged with aggravated assault by endangering the life of the one-year-old.
The manslaughter charge against Peepeetch was laid by police on Monday.
Police said Peepeetch is not related to the victim, but lived in the same residence.
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He appeared via video in Regina provincial court on Tuesday morning on the new charge.
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