Yukon RCMP have arrested and charged a woman with second-degree murder in Feb. 26 homicide of Chelsey Tegan Bien.
Emergency responders were called to an apartment building on Lewes Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. Feb. 26 after reports of a woman who had been assaulted.
Bien, a 25-year-old citizen of Kwanlin Dün First Nation, died of her injuries. An autopsy confirmed that her death was a homicide.
Police arrested 20-year-old Lynzee Harriott Silverfox of Pelly Crossing around 2 p.m. on March 8 and charged her with second-degree murder.
She’s scheduled to appear in court March 9.
Contact Jackie Hong at jackie.hong@yukon-news.com