Nova Scotia justice minister won’t review RCMP probe of Rehteah Parsons case

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s justice minister says he does not plan to order a review of an RCMP investigation that concluded there were no grounds to lay charges against four boys over allegations they sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl.

Ross Landry says he has no reason to believe the RCMP did not follow proper procedures in the case of Rehteah Parsons.

Landry was responding today to reports that Parsons killed herself, nearly a year a half after the alleged incident.

Leah Parsons, the girl’s mother, says she is dissatisfied with the outcome of the RCMP investigation.

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