2 men charged with 1st-degree murder after woman's body found in field near Trois-Rivires

Two men have beencharged with first-degree murder in the death of 19-year-oldOphlieMartin-Cyr, whose body was found by a farmer in a field inYamachiche, Que., westofTrois-RiviresWednesday.

RenKgle, 38,and FrancisMartel, 31, were arrested Thursday and appeared in the Trois-RivirescourthouseFriday afternoon.Kgle has been charged with the first-degree murder of Martin-Cyrand also faces a charge ofattempted murder of anunnamed person by discharginga restricted firearm.

Martel has beencharged with the first-degree murder of Martin-Cyr and being an accomplice after the fact.

Both men have existing criminal records. Kgle was found guilty of assault in 2017 and was sentenced to five months in jail, ultimately serving15 months' probation. He was also convicted of assault in 2006.

Martel has a number of weapons and drug charges on his record dating back to 2005. Earlier this year, hepleaded guilty to obstructing a police officer. He alsopleaded guilty to breaking conditions in May 2018.

2 other bodies found in torched car

Quebec provincial police say they believe Martin-Cyr's death is also connected to the deaths of two people found in a torched car inTrois-Riviresthe night before her body was found.

Martin-Cyrwas last seen aliveTuesday night by a 21-year-old woman police described as her friend. Police say the friend called police after fleeing from a moving vehicle. It's unclear whether Martin-Cyrwas in the car as well.

Martin-Cyrwas reported missing Wednesday morning. Herbody had signs of violence on it when it was discovered.

After Martin-Cyrwent missing, thetorched car containingthe remains of two people was found inSainte-Marthe-du-Cap, 35 kilometres east of the town where Martin-Cyr'sbody was found.

Police are still analyzing the car and say they have yet to identify the two victims.

Roommate talks of 'toxic' acquaintances

Martin-Cyr'sroommate, Gabrielle Bouchard-Lamy, said she is devastated by her longtime friend's death.

"I keeptelling myself, 'If only I'd gone to get her that night,'" Bouchard-Lamytold Radio-Canada.

Bouchard-Lamysaid she and her roommate hung out with the same crowd, but she'd recently decided to stop seeing some of those people, concludingthey were"toxic" and "unpredictable."

She said she feels guilty now that she didn't persuade her friend to do the same.

"I wonder why she didn't call, why she went back tothose people."

Martin-Cyr had recently gone back to school, studying to become a paralegalatCollgeEllis in Trois-Rivires.

"Her death is such a loss to the people who knew her," Bouchard-Lamysaid. "She was always there to make you feel better. She was always smiling. She didn't deserve this."

- With files from Radio-Canada