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Police still haven?t determined how Daphne Kochar was killed

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] The lead investigator into the death of Daphne Kochar says police still haven?t confirmed the cause of death more than one month after her body was found in a bush area near Estaire.
Sudbury.com Staff
BY KEITH LACEY

The lead investigator into the death of Daphne Kochar says police still haven?t confirmed the cause of death more than one month after her body was
found in a bush area near Estaire.

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?When we determine the cause of death, we?ll release it,? said Insp. Tim Miller of the OPP, who is leading the joint investigation between OPP and Greater Sudbury Police.

?We?re still awaiting results from further forensic testing...we have to be patient...realizing this is frustrating for a lot of people.?

Kochar, 42, disappeared from her Sudbury home the morning of Nov. 6. She was considered a missing person by police until human remains were
discovered in a bush area off Trout Lake Road in Burwash Township near Estaire shortly after Christmas. The body was discovered by two hunters.

Numerous searches of area lakes and trails were conducted by police and numerous volunteers during the several weeks she was reported missing.
Police are still calling the case ?highly suspicious,? and will not call it a homicide until further forensic tests are completed.

Police are still receiving the occasional tip from members of the public in relation to this case, said Miller.

Kochar was last seen by her three teenage daughters on Nov. 6 when she told them she was going to run some errands.

Kochar?s husband is Sudbury physician Dr. Harinder Kochar.

More than 400 people attended Kochar?s funeral almost one month ago. She was remembered for her outgoing personality, tremendous laugh, dedication to numerous community organizations and commitment to her daughters and family.