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BRANDON The Brandon Police Service conducted an “appropriate and professional investigation” into the July 2019 death of a woman whose body was found in the home of the then-city manager, Manitoba’s justice minister says.
BRANDON The Brandon Police Service conducted an appropriate and professional investigation into the July 2019 death of a woman whose body was found in the home of the then-city manager, Manitoba’s justice minister says.
The RCMP conducted a review into the circumstances surrounding Christine Mitchell’s suspected overdose death at Rod Sage’s Brandon home, including the initial BPS investigation. That report was completed and forwarded to Justice Minister Cameron Friesen’s office in early 2021.
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WINNIPEG Manitoba RCMP officers have completed their review into the death of a woman who died while living with Brandon’s city manager and determined Brandon police conducted an appropriate investigation. The review involved the death of Christine Mitchell, who died in July 2019. According to the Brandon Police Service, Mitchell died in hospital of a suspected drug overdose. At the time of her death, she was living with Rod Sage, Brandon’s city manager and a non-voting member of the Brandon Police Board. CTV News Winnipeg previously reported that Sage retired. In October 2019, the minister of justice asked the RCMP to investigate the circumstances around Mitchell’s death.
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The Brandon Police Service conducted an “appropriate and professional investigation into (Christine) Mitchell’s death,” said Justice Minister Cameron Friesen in a Thursday morning statement.
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The Brandon Police Service conducted an appropriate and professional investigation into (Christine) Mitchell’s death, said Justice Minister Cameron Friesen in a Thursday morning statement.
The RCMP conducted a review into the circumstances around Mitchell’s suspected overdose at former Brandon city manager Rod Sage’s house in July 2019. The report was completed and forwarded to Friesen’s office in early 2021.
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Review in overdose death of woman at home of former Brandon bureaucrat finds no fault in police investigation
Christine Mitchell, 30, died in July 2019 after she overdosed while living at the home of Rod Sage, the City of Brandon s chief administrative officer.
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Christine Mitchell died in July 2019, following an overdose she suffered while living in the home of City of Brandon chief administrative officer Rod Sage. (Christine Mitchell Facebook)
An RCMP review of the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman who overdosed in the home of Brandon s city manager has found nothing wrong with the Brandon police investigation.