Charges laid as Manitoba woman accused of trying to steal food from nine-year-old
Mounties in Thompson are investigating with officers from the RCMP major crime unit. (File image).
THOMPSON -- A young woman in northern Manitoba is facing charges after police allege she tried to steal food from a nine-year-old girl.
RCMP say they were called Wednesday to a robbery in Thompson, 700 kilometres north of Winnipeg, where a woman went up to a girl riding a bike and asked for the bag of food she was carrying.
A bystander saw the whole thing and chased the woman away before bringing the child to safety.
Mounties say the girl wasn't seriously hurt and didn't need medical attention.
They say officers arrested a 22-year-old woman who matched the description given to them by the girl and the bystander.
The accused has been charged with robbery, causing a disturbance and two counts of resisting arrest, and has been remanded into custody.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2025.
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