Peel Regional Police have found the body of a 35-year-old Brampton woman who they believe was murdered.
Beata Paciorek was discovered in the back of a U-Haul truck in the Sault. Ste. Marie area on Sunday.
Police say the mother of two was driving the from Brampton to Sudbury with a group of people.
They launched an investigation into Paciorek's disappearance on Friday after family became concerned about her whereabouts.
Witness information has led investigators to the belief that she was murdered somewhere during her travels between Brampton and the Greater Sudbury area after an altercation at the roadside of a highway.
Friends of Paciorek said she had two children and was seeking treatment to deal with multiple sclerosis.
They said she was turning her life around and was committed to her children.
“I just hope people remember her as a great person, a great mother. We all love her dearly,” one friend said.
Another friend described her as a “fun” person who treated others equally and would go without herself in order to provide for her kids.
Two people arrested in Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday have been charged in connection with the murder.
28-year-old Mike Madill and 37-year-old Amy MacDonald, both of no fixed address, have been charged with first-degree murder.
They were remanded into custody pending bail hearings on May 29.
With files from Corinne Van Dusen