Regina woman charged with murder in Keesha Bitternose homicide

Police arrested a 26-year-old woman in connection with the death ofKeesha Cree Alexandra Bitternoseon Tuesday.

Kelly Renee Stonechildis charged with first-degree murder, accused in the city's first homicide of 2020.Bitternose, 29, was discoveredin a Regina home on the 1500 block of Cameron Street onJan. 5, 2020.

Police said thematter is still under investigation and anticipate that more charges will be laid.

After Bitternose died, her family said they were devastated by the tragic loss. They said the29-year-old woman wasraised on the George Gordon First Nationand moved to Regina after high school. They also said she left behind four children, between the ages of 5 and 11, and Shylah "a baby in heaven."

"Her gentle and kind soul, her laughter, her smile, her big brown eyes and beauty are irreplaceable," the family told CBC News.

Police said Stonechild made her first court appearance Wednesday morning at provincial court in Regina.