Man, 23, charged with manslaughter in First Nation homicide

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – RCMP have charged a man in the death of 54-year-old Rufus Clive Rain last week.

Lynden Aerin Bird, 23, has been charged with one count of manslaughter, according to a release sent Saturday.

Police found Rain’s body outside a home in the Paul Band First Nation on Aug. 28. RCMP say they arrested Bird on Sept. 3.

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Both men were from the Paul Band First Nation, though police have not revealed if they knew each other.

Bird will appear in court Wednesday in Stony Plain.