Drug dealer charged with manslaughter; customer OD'd

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Winnipeg Sun

Drug dealer charged with OD manslaughter
Charges could set precedent

By CHRIS KITCHING, SUN MEDIA

City police have charged a 47-year-old man in connection with an unusual homicide that may spell more doom for drug dealers.

The suspect, an alleged drug dealer, is accused causing the fatal overdose of 20-year-old Wendy Ann Henry. She died last Oct. 29.

Police allege the suspect gave Henry an excessive amount of a painkiller, leading to her death. Police did not say what type of painkiller he allegedly gave her.

“If I were to disclose the amount, anyone with common sense would know that it would lead to an overdose,” said police spokeswoman Const. Jacqueline Chaput.

Henry's father told the Winnipeg Sun today his daughter was not a drug addict and doesn't believe she would ingest any illegal drugs.

"She was an angel. Wendy wouldn't ever take any pills or anything. She wouldn't take any Aspirin for a headache," Henry's father said.

Police have charged Curtis James Haas, 47, with manslaughter and drug trafficking. Haas is in custody. He was arrested by Division 13 detectives.

If a similar fatal overdose occurs in the future, police will charge the drug supplier if there is enough evidence, Chaput said.

Read more in tomorrow’s paper, including reaction from Wendy Ann Henry’s relatives.

Dangerous precedent...whats next, charging KFC for making people fat and the health risks associated? Charging auto companies when someone dies in a crash? Come on...