A Winnipeg man is behind bars and facing a murder charge after a little girl was kidnapped and grisly stabbed to death as police investigated the child’s abduction.
3-year-old girl kidnapped, stabbed to death
Police said they believe the suspect is the girl’s father, who had taken her from her mother in his vehicle at knifepoint.
Shortly before 9:45 a.m., the suspect was apprehended at King Edward Street and Jefferson Avenue outside a parked car. They found the three-year-old girl, who was suffering from stab wounds, inside the car and began rendering first aid.
Frank Nausigimana, 28, is in custody and faces a charge of first-degree murder.
Officers did everything possible, including CPR, to try to revive the child. Officers said the child was likely injured within minutes after police were called and the mother was not physically injured in the incident.
“I don’t think she was seriously physically injured. But I’m always hesitant to say she wasn’t injured because I think there’s a psychological component here.
“You think about the pain she endured at the time of the incidents, the stress, and even afterwards as she is learning to cope with the loss of her daughter.
“So I hesitate to say she wasn’t hurt, because I think it will take her a long time to recover from this, if she does.”
He said police are still investigating the circumstances of the father’s estrangement.
