Raymond Joseph Cormier has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Manitoba teenager, Tina Fontaine.
Fontaine's death rallied calls for a National inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women.
Fontaine was just 15 years old when her body, wrapped in a bag, was found in the Red River in August 2014. She was supposed to have been in a group or foster home in Winnipeg, but she had run away.
Her family expressed relief after learning of Cormier's arrest, which was also welcomed by Aboriginal leaders and government representatives.
"My heart goes out to the family and friends of Tina and I pray they feel a sense of relief," Sheila North-Wilson, grand chief of northern Manitoba First Nations, said in a written statement.
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Saturday, December 12, 2015 - 05:00
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