TOBIQUE FIRST NATION, N.B. — New Brunswick RCMP say seven people have been arrested and face a total of 62 charges related to a kidnapping and assault in Tobique First Nation last month.
The Mounties issued a news release saying the arrests had occurred since May 6 and all seven people remain in custody after making court appearances in Woodstock, N.B., between May 6 and May 8.
RCMP say members of the Tobique detachment responded to a report in the community on April 29 and determined a 54-year-old woman from Florenceville, N.B., had been kidnapped at gunpoint, held against her will and assaulted.
The woman was treated in hospital for what police say were “significant” but non-life threatening injuries and has since been released.
Police say the arrests were made following the search of a residence in Tobique First Nation last Monday.
The charges range from kidnapping and extortion to assault causing bodily harm, forcible confinement, administering a noxious substance and firearms offenses, and police say all of those charged are to return to court separately beginning May 16.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 11, 2024.
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