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RCMP Major Crime Services investigators laid further charges against Tova Jeanine Peters in relation to the investigation into the homicide of Tamara Benoit on May 4, 2021.
Peters attempted to contact a witness in the investigation and is now charged with Obstruction of Justice and Breach of Court Order. She remains in custody.
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WINNIPEG A second person has been arrested and charged in connection to the homicide of a Manitoba woman whose remains were found in Portage la Prairie. On Friday, officers from the RCMP and the Manitoba First Nation Police Service arrested 36-year-old Tova Jeanine Peters at a Winnipeg residence and charged them with second-degree murder and accessory after the fact to murder in connection to the death of Tamara Benoit (Norman). The charges have not been proven in court. This comes one day after Mounties announced they had arrested 37-year-old Ryan Peters, who is facing the same charges, as well as a 15-year-old boy who was later released without charges.
Ryan Peters, who is 37, of Long Plains First Nation was charged with second-degree murder on Wednesday.
RCMP said in a release earlier in the week that a 15-year-old boy from Winnipeg was also arrested but he was released without charges.
Police say Benoit was a much-loved mother who was researching her Metis background and history before she died.
She had been reported missing to Winnipeg police on July 10. RCMP said she was last seen in the area of Portage la Prairie and Long Plain First Nation on May 23.
In a news conference on Thursday, RCMP Supt. Michael Koppang said he could not provide many details on what happened. RCMP, Winnipeg police, and the Manitoba First Nation Police Service were involved in the investigation.