Sudbury murder victim died of blunt force injuries, police say

Sudbury police ID murder victim A Sudbury murder victim found in the woods this week died of blunt force injuries, police said Friday.

A 40-year-old woman whose remains were found in a wooded area of Greater Sudbury this week died of blunt force injuries, police said Friday.

Carol Fournier was last seen on surveillance footage at 12:45 p.m. Nov. 8 walking alone on Beatty Street. A post-mortem conducted through the Coroner’s Office confirmed the cause of death.

Her body was located shortly before 2:40 p.m. in a wooded area west of McNeil Boulevard, north of the railway tracks.

She was last seen and found wearing a grey, mid-length FXR coat with fur around the hood, blue jeans, black rubber boots with grey trim around the top and black sunglasses.

She was carrying a grey purse and a green reusable shopping bag. Police have not said whether they have any suspects in mind or whether they have information on a possible motive.

Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to contact the criminal investigation division at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers at 705-222-8477.