Two boys, 12 and 13, charged in 12-year-old's death in Saskatoon

Two boys, ages 12 and 13, have both been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 12-year-old boy in Saskatoon.

The homicide is the city's fifth in 2024. There were 12 in all of 2023.

Both accused boys are alsocharged with four weapons-related offences, Saskatoon police said in a Wednesday news release.

Police did not specify which weapons offence charges the boys are facing.

Officers were called to Matheson Drive, near the 33rd Street West and Confederation Drive Intersection, at about 3 a.m. CST Monday.

Police say the victimhad "sustained a serious injury" and was sent to hospital, where he died a short time later.

Police launched a suspicious death investigation. Two youths and one adult were arrested. No charges have been announced against the adult.

The suspects cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.