Teen badly beaten to death on Manitoba reserve

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Monday, August 31, 2009

Two 16-year-olds have been arrested in connection with the beating death of another teen on the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in Manitoba.

Dakota Garth Hunter, 17, was found along the side of a road on Saturday. He died after being transported to an area hospital.

"He got beaten up really bad, is what I heard," his aunt, Colleen Hunter, told The Winnipeg Sun. "They dragged him down a hill and tried to burn his clothes."

Hunter had been profiled by CBC News in 2004 because he had been bullied by other youth on the reserve.

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Pair arrested after Nelson House teen beaten to death (CBC 8/30)
Two arrested after Nelson House death (The Winnipeg Free Pres 8/31)
Two face charges in beating death (The Winnipeg Sun 8/31)

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