Police have no suspects in CEGEP student's murder

A young Gatineau woman's body was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon. But the police say they sill have no suspects in the slaying. Eighteen-year-old Valerie Leblanc's body was found behind her school, Cégep de l'Outaouais, last week. Her body had been beaten and burned.

Gatineau police chief Mario Harel said that despite having no suspects, his officers are putting all their energy into the investigation.

But Senator Pierre-Hugues Boisvenu told Radio-Canada that provincial police should have taken over from the local officers. Boisvenu's own daughter was found dead in 2002, and he founded the Murdered or Missing Persons' Families Association.

Harel said the Sûreté du Quebec is being consulted, and local police have started a Facebook page to find leads. A hotline has been set up to also gather information, at 819-243-2346 ext. 6677

Police are also investigating whether four people who first found Valerie's body may have manipulated the body and potentially compromised the investigation.