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Police have charged two individuals and a company in an ongoing death investigation in the Greater Sudbury area.
On Friday, May 23, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) received a call for service regarding an unresponsive individual at a residence in Lively. The individual, 19-year-old Roch (Rocco) RENAUD of the City of Greater Sudbury, was later pronounced deceased.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assumed responsibility for the investigation on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the request of GSPS. Following the post-mortem, the cause of death was determined to be carbon monoxide poisoning.
On Thursday, October 8, 2026, Craig BOYER, 59 years old of Sheguiandah, Dennis BEAUDRY, 53 years old of Lively, and Sunswim Pool Concepts and Design Limited, of Coniston in the City of Greater Sudbury, were each charged with criminal negligence causing death contrary to section 220(b) of the Criminal Code.
Both accused individuals have been released from custody. All accused are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury on Wednesday, January 6, 2027.
The investigation remains ongoing by the OPP North East Region Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
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