Two men from Pauingassi First Nation face second-degree murder charges in relation to the death of a 27-year-old Neilson Garnett Owens on Christmas Eve.

Around 5 a.m. RCMP from Little Grand Rapids were dispatched to a home where they found Owens unresponsive.

He was transported to a nursing station where he died of unspecified injuries.

22-year-old Rodney Suggashie and 24-year-old Jamie Suggashie are charged in the death and remain in custody awaiting court appearances at Winnipeg Provincial Court.