Charges laid after 19-year-old dies of carbon monoxide poisoning in Sudbury area
Written by The Canadian Press on October 9, 2026
SUDBURY — Two people and a company have been charged after a 19-year-old died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the Sudbury area.
Local police responded to a home in May 2025 after someone was reportedly found unresponsive.
Ontario Provincial Police say Roch Renaud died in hospital.
A 59-year-old from Sheguiandah on Manitoulin Island and a 53-year-old from the Sudbury area were each charged with criminal negligence causing death.
A Sudbury-area business, Sunswim Pool Concepts and Design Ltd., was also charged with the same offence.
OPP say both accused people have been released and are set to appear in court in January.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 9, 2026.
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