COCHRANE, Ont. – Police say human remains found in northern Ontario are those of a 70-year-old woman who went missing two weeks ago.
Ontario Provincial Police say the remains were found in Fournier Township, southwest of Cochrane, Ont., on Saturday night.
Get daily National news
An autopsy conducted on Monday confirmed they are those of Aline Lalonde, also known as Aline New.
She was last seen at her home in Cochrane on May 3 and her disappearance sparked a search involving canine, helicopter and forensic units.
- OPP releases new video in Kathleen MacVicar murder case retracing last steps
- Family of Penticton’s Taig Savage says it has given up on justice after manslaughter plea
- Questions raised over Vancouver police investigating one of their own officers
- Two children fell from trunk of moving vehicle, one hurt, Quebec provincial police say
Police have charged 41-year-old Richard New with second-degree murder in connection with her death.
He is scheduled to appear in Cochrane court on June 7.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.