Manslaughter charge laid in death of 16-year-old

Police have arrested a teenage suspect in the death of 16-year-old Elijah Beauregard who died of injuries days after he was stabbed in downtown Kelowna on June 27, 2019.

An 18-year-old female was taken into custody Friday by the Kelowna RCMP Serious Crimes Unit.

The B.C. Prosecution Service has laid a charge of manslaughter in the case.

“The suspect has been remanded into police custody until Monday when 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,” said Cpl. Jocelyn Noseworthy.

Noseworthy says no further information can be released as the matter is now before the courts.