4-year-old who died described by mother as ‘angel who never hurt anybody’

The mother of a four-year-old girl who died in Manitoba described her daughter as an "angel who never hurt anybody." The girl was found in medical distress at a home on Long Plain First Nation on Sunday morning. Despite efforts by emergency services and police, she was pronounced dead at the scene.

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She was supposed to turn five this month and then go to school, which she would have been loving so much.

Her two younger sisters, aged one and two, were also found injured. The mother, who spoke to Global News from the hospital where she was with her injured daughters, said they are now in stable condition. One toddler was initially in serious condition.

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She was supposed to turn five this month and then go to school, which she would have been loving so much.

The children were not staying with their mother at the time of the incident. They were under the care of Manitoba Child and Family Services. The mother expressed her grief, stating she wishes she could wake up from this "bad dream" and that her daughter was supposed to start school this month.

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She was supposed to turn five this month and then go to school, which she would have been loving so much.

Manitoba's Minister of Families, Nahanni Fontaine, expressed deep sadness over the child's death. She stated that her department will conduct an investigation alongside the police. The matter has also been reported to the Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth for their investigation. The RCMP's major crime unit and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are leading the police probe.

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She was supposed to turn five this month and then go to school, which she would have been loving so much.