RCMP release man who had been taken in what was called `significant’ arrest

GODS LAKE NARROWS, Man. – One day after arresting a man in the 2013 death of a girl who was brutally slain and left on a snowy trail in Gods Lake Narrows, Man., RCMP have released him without charges.

The Mounties are pleading with anyone, particularly those in the community, to come forward with any information that might help in the case of 15-year-old Leah Anderson.

The 23-year-old man had been arrested Wednesday in the remote community 550 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg.

Anderson’s body was in such bad shape that it was initially thought she had been attacked by wolves or dogs, but eventually investigators concluded she had been viciously beaten.

RCMP asked volunteers to submit DNA samples, conducted interviews and even did lie detector tests, and one by one the suspects were ruled out.

On Wednesday, Mounties had called the arrest “significant” but did not release details on why the man was released.

Earlier this month police said they had narrowed down the remaining suspects and determined that the killer was a male and known to Anderson.

(CTV Winnipeg)