culture and society | January 18, 2026

How Did Madison Roy-Boudreau Die? ,Homicide Victim from Bathurst Identified; Suspect Arrested

The death of Madison Roy-Boudreau has been ruled a homicide, and a suspect has been named by police.

police are investigating Madison Roy-Boudreau as a possible homicide victim. Forensic investigation into the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl in Bathurst has shifted to a homicide probe, police said.

Bathurst Police Chief Stéphane Roy said in a video statement released Wednesday that a primary suspect in Madison Roy-slaying Boudreau’s has been identified.

Roy stated that the suspect could not be identified because the case is still under investigation. The death of Roy-Boudreau has been investigated, but no one has been arrested.

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On May 11 at 7:30 a.m., while heading to the bus stop from her Bathurst home, the teen vanished.

It has been determined by police that she entered a grey Ford Ranger pickup truck, which has been recovered by the Bathurst Police Department, according to Roy.

The incident has “shaken the core of this community,” the chief said. We have gone to great lengths, and continue to go to great lengths, to find Madison.

Stephanie Roy, a missing teen, is the focus of a police search in a rural area near Bathurst.
Bathurst Police Chief Stéphane Roy has stated that authorities do not have a primary suspect in Madison Roy-murder. Boudreau’s Bathurst Police (Bathurst, Australia)
Roy outlined the various searches conducted by police to date for Roy-Boudreau, including a search of a quarry in Bathurst, aerial searches with an RCMP helicopter, the use of RCMP service dogs, and the involvement of the RCMP underwater recovery team in the search of waterways in Middle River, a rural community southwest of Bathurst.

Several sites in the Middle River area have been identified, and the RCMP tactical support group ground search team is actively searching for them, Roy said. These investigations have yielded new leads and evidence that is currently being analyzed.

We continue our efforts with Madison’s loved ones in our hearts and minds. We’re still hoping someone out there will have some insight into what happened to Madison Roy-Boudreau.

CBC News has requested more details from Bathurst police regarding the evidence collected thus far but has not heard back.

The arrest of Steven Laurette, 42, in South Tetagouche, a small community west of Bathurst, was mentioned by Roy during a news conference held on May 27.

The investigation into the disappearance of a Bathurst girl, aged 14, is detailed by police.
In response to questions about Laurette’s possible involvement in the case or the identity of the owner of the mysterious grey pickup truck, Roy refused to comment.

Laurette was charged with disobeying a court order between May 10 and 11 in Bathurst, and she made an appearance in court on May 14. He’s been charged with violating a condition that forbade him to associate with minor girls unless he was accompanied by an adult “aware of the present investigation.”

A man from Bathurst is back in court for violating his release conditions.
In this case, a minor has come forward with allegations of sexual assault.

In September of 2019, Laurette was charged with sexual assault and sexual interference, according to court documents. Specifically, “every person who, for a sexual purpose, touches, directly or indirectly, with any part of the body or with any object, any part of the body of a person under the age of 16 years,” is guilty of the latter crime under the Criminal Code.

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