RCMP are now treating the death of a woman in the Rural Municipality of Springfield as a homicide.

On July 14th of this year, Oakbank RCMP responded to a death at a residence in the RM of Springfield. Officers arrived on scene, to find 18-year-old Lydia Whitford dead in her home.

Investigation has determined her death is a homicide.

The RCMP Major Crime Unit and the RCMP Serious Crime Unit are investigating.