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7th person charged in killing of Tiki Laverdiere, Canada-wide arrest warrant issued

A seventh person has been charged in the killing of 25-year-old Tiki Laverdiere, according to an RCMP news release.

Charges include 1st-degree murder, kidnapping

Nikita Cook, seen here in two pictures provided by RCMP, is wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant after being charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping. (RCMP)

A seventh person has been charged in the killing of 25-year-old Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere.

Laverdiere's body was found near North Battleford, Sask., in July. She had been visiting the area for a funeral.

Nikita Sandra Cook, 31, has been charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping, according to an RCMP news release Friday.

Cook, from the Onion Lake Cree Nation, is wanted on a Canada-wide arrest warrant. RCMP are advising people not to approach her.

Anyone with information aboutCook'swhereabouts is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

6 others charged

Four other people are charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping related to Laverdiere's death: Soaring Eagle Whitstone, Shayla Orthner, Danita Thomas and Nicole Cook. They have also been charged with improperly interfering with a human body.

Two other men are facing different charges.

Brent Checkosis, 18, is charged with accessory to murder after the fact, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a motor vehicle.

Jesse Sangster, 23, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and theft of a motor vehicle.