Ontario Provincial Police have charged a 35-year-old person in connection to the abduction of Elnaz Hajtamiri, the latest arrest in a sprawling 15-month-old investigation.
OPP say the suspect, who is from Toronto, was arrested and charged on Monday with kidnapping, fraud and possession of property obtained by crime.
Police say 37-year-old Hajtamiri has not been seen since she was abducted by two men and a woman from a relative's home in Wasaga Beach on Jan. 12, 2022.
Her family says she was hiding out there from an ex-boyfriend, who has been charged in connection to the abduction and for allegedly attacking her weeks before that.
Police arrested a woman on kidnapping charges last month and continue to search for a 35-year-old Toronto man who has a warrant out for his arrest.
The man charged Monday is scheduled to appear before a court in Collingwood on May 16.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, 2023.
