Man, woman arrested in death of 46-year-old Nunavut man who was stabbed and robbed in May

Winnipeg police have arrested two people in connection with the death of a man who was stabbed during a robbery earlier this year.

Officers respondingto reports of an injured man on Portage Avenue and Arlington Street on May 12 found a man on the ground who was later identified asJack Jacques Kabluitok, 46.

Kabluitokreceived emergency medical care, including a chest seal and compressions, before he was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he later died.

Kabluitok had been confronted by two people who robbed and then assaulted him, police saidin a news release Wednesday.

The interaction escalated and Kabluitok was stabbed, causing fatal injuries, police said.

Kabluitokwas fromRankin Inlet, Nunavut, but was livingin Winnipeg at the time of his death.

Police arrested two suspects Tuesday in connection withKabluitok's death.

A 32-year-old man has since been charged with manslaughter and robbery. A 21-year-old woman is charged with one count of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

The man and woman are being held in police custody.