RCMP confirm body is suspect wanted in N.S. boy’s alleged confinement

RCMP have confirmed that a body found in the woods of northern Ontario is a man who was facing charges of alleged confinement of a 16-year-old Nova Scotia boy.

Police say Wayne Cunningham’s body was found near Long Lac at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

A news release says Ontario Provincial Police officers found the remains of the 31-year-old near a 2003 Hyundai Elantra he was believed to have travelled in.

Cunningham had faced charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement after a boy alleged he was held captive by two men at a home last month.

Police say the cause of death is under investigation, but foul play is not suspected.

Cunningham’s co-accused, David James Leblanc, was arrested Sunday on a road in Greenstone after officers received a report of a man wandering with no shoes and wearing light clothing in near-freezing temperatures.

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