Kellie Johnson charged in death of Jonathan Vetter, 5

A Saskatoon woman is charged with first-degree murderin the death of her youngson.

Kellie Johnson, 35, made her first court appearance this morning. She's accused of killing five-year-old JonathanVetter.

She'll stay in custody until she returns to court tomorrow.

Police were called to a house on Avenue R South early Saturday morning with reports that a child was injured. JonathanVetterdied at the scene.

Police are not saying how the boy died.

Kellie Johnsonwas arrested Saturday and charged that samenightwith first degree murder.

Johnson is known to the authorities.

Last January, she was the subject of a missing person report after she left a mental health facility at the university. Family and friends were concerned about her welfare due to a history with mental illness, said the police report at the time.

Johnson also missed two court appearances in Saskatoon last year. She's also charged with threatening a man from Harris, west of Saskatoon.