Alberta RCMP charge High Prairie day home operator in infant murder
Posted Oct 17, 2022 3:02 pm.
Last Updated Oct 17, 2022 4:34 pm.
A High Prairie day home operator is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of a 7-month-old infant in early October.
Officers say it happened on Oct. 6 at around 4:30 p.m. at a day home the suspect ran.
An autopsy was conducted on Oct. 11, and investigators determined the death to be a homicide.
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Twenty-nine-year-old Kyra Renee Backs was charged on Oct. 15, with the second-degree murder of infant Oakland Cunningham.
Police say the suspect was taken into pretrial custody, and say she will appear in High Prairie Provincial Court on Oct. 24.
RCMP say no more information will be released since the matter is now with the courts.
Anyone that has used the day home, or has any information about the crime are asked to call RCMP at 780-523-3378, or leave a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
