Dental Records Confirm Body is Missing N.B. Teen

Source: CBC News

Posted: 11/16/09 1:27PM

Filed Under: World

The New Brunswick RCMP have confirmed the body found in a wooded area in Tracadie-Sheila is Hilary Bonnell, the teenager who disappeared from the Esgenoopetitj First Nation two months ago.

An RCMP statement said the positive identification was made through Bonnell's dental records.

The police investigation is continuing and the autopsy is expected to take several weeks.

The body was found in the remote wooded area of the former military firing range in Tracadie-Sheila. The location is now marked by a small white cross.

Foul play is suspected and the RCMP have a suspect in her death in custody.

Bonnell was last seen on Sept. 5 walking along Highway 11 in Esgenoopetitj, commonly known as Burnt Church.

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