Posted on 04/21/2014, 10:54 am, by mySteinbach

On April 16, 2014, RCMP charged a 19-year-old male from Wabowden with first degree murder for the death of Heather Mallett in June of 2011.

Mallett was reported missing on June 9, 2011. A body was located later the same day. An autopsy was performed on June 11, 2011, which confirmed the identify as 14-year-old Heather Mallett of Wabowden, Manitoba.

Police say that the name of the suspect in this investigation will not be released as he was a youth at the time of the offence. RCMP report that the suspect is in custody and his next court appearance is April 24, 2014, in Thompson, Manitoba.