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By Canadian Press

Saskatchewan mother accused of faking death, fleeing the country faces more charges

Nov 15, 2022 | 2:57 PM

SASKATOON — An Indigenous woman from Saskatoon who was arrested in the United States after police say she faked her own death is facing more charges in Canada. 

The 48-year-old woman and her seven-year-old child disappeared in July, prompting a missing persons investigation and extensive community searches.

They were found in Oregon City, Ore., in August before she was transferred back to Saskatchewan.

The woman cannot be named due to a publication ban on information that could identify her child.

She was initially charged with public mischief and child abduction.

Saskatoon police say the woman now faces additional charges including forging a passport, possessing forged documents, identity theft and identity fraud.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 15, 2022.

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