A body discovered in woods near Tracadie-Sheila has been positively identified as 16-year-old Hilary Bonnell.
The postitive identification was made through dental records.
Autopsy results to determine a cause of death are expected to take several weeks.
RCMP announced Friday that they have a supect in custody.
The teen went missing in early September near her home on the First Nation commonly known as Burnt Church.