Woman arrested in confinement, attempted murder incident at Winnipeg apartment
Woman was tied up, assaulted, then forced into dumpster on Dec. 9, police say
UPDATE: On March 22, 2024, the Crown directed for all charges against Lorde Barrios and Misty Bird to be stayed, a provincial spokesperson said.
A woman has been arrested in connection with an incident in December, when another woman was assaulted and held captive in a Winnipeg apartment, according to a Wednesday police news release.
Evelyn Maria McKay, 40, is the last of five people to be charged in connection with the incident last month inside a suite on Carlton Street in the city's downtown.
She was located by police Tuesday night, around 10 p.m., on Jubilee Avenue off Nassau Street South, in the Lord Roberts neighbourhood, police said.
An arrest warrant had been issued for McKay on robbery and forcible confinement charges in relation to the attack
No further arrests are anticipated, police said in the release.
A 27-year-old woman was violently assaulted and forcibly restrained over several hours at the Carlton suite on Dec. 9, police have previously said.
After the assault, the woman was forced into a dumpster behind the building while still restrained. She was there for about an hour, in sub-zero temperatures, before someone heard her screams and freed her.
Police were alerted to the assault on Dec. 10, after the woman was taken to hospital. She suffered significant injuries to her face, police said at a news conference on Dec. 20.
Lorde Barrios, 28, and Misty Bird, 26, were charged with forcible confinement shortly after the incident, and Romeo Chris Miles, 27, was charged with robbery and forcible confinement on Dec. 22.
Joey Michael Audy, 35, was arrested four days later on charges of attempted murder, assault causing bodily harm, uttering threats, robbery and forcible confinement.