Bloodvein First Nation celebrates life of 2-year-old who died from injuries in January – CBC

Apr 24, 2025

Grandmother charged in death of Jessiah Prestige Young, who was taken to nursing station with serious injuries

Members of Bloodvein First Nation gathered on Easter Sunday to celebrate the life of Jessiah Prestige Young by bringing out cake, singing and releasing balloons on the day that should have been her third birthday celebration.

The two-year-old’s life was cut tragically short on Jan. 24, when she was taken to a nursing station in the eastern Manitoba community with serious injuries and pronounced dead shortly afterward.

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