Investigators have made an arrest in the death of a 16-year-old Kelowna youth Elijah Beauregard who succumbed to his injuries days after he was stabbed in downtown Kelowna on June 27, 2019.
On February 21, 2020 an 18-year-old female was taken into custody by the Kelowna RCMP Serious Crimes Unit.
BC Prosecution Services has laid a charge of manslaughter in this matter.
The female has been remanded into police custody until Monday February 24, 2020 where she will appear before the Youth Justice Court in Kelowna.
Her name will not be released as she was a youth at the time of the offence and is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
No further information can be released as the matter is now before the courts.