Huntsville OPP have confirmed the identity of the human remains discovered there last month.
On Sunday, November 21, a member of the public called to report human remains located on a property near Gryffin Lodge Road in Huntsville.
See: Third person charged in Huntsville human remains case
The body has been identified as Mark Sweet, 58 years of age, from Perry Township, just south of Burk's Falls.
Richard Pitt, 56, Lana MacDonald, 53, and Matthew Sturgess, 37, all from Huntsville, are charged under the Criminal Code with:
- Indignity to human remains
- Accessory after the fact for the offence of indignity to human remains
Sturgess has also been charged with failure to comply with an undertaking.
The Huntsville OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch and assisted by OPP Central Region Forensic Identification Services.
The investigation is being conducted in collaboration with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to call Huntsville OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
