'It's disgusting': Quebec minister reacts after body of boy, 14, found near Hells Angels hideout
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The province's public security minister said he was "shocked" Thursday amid reports that a body believed to be that of a 14-year-old boy was found this week near a Hells Angels hideout near Quebec City.
The province's public security minister said he was "shocked" Thursday amid reports that a body believed to be that of a 14-year-old boy was found this week near a Hells Angels hideout near Quebec City.
Noovo Info reported that the teen was from the Montreal area and allegedly recruited by a street gang from the region.
According to teens interviewed by Noovo Info near the victim's high school, the boy had reportedly gone to Quebec's Beauce region to carry out a contract. His body was found near the outlaw biker gang's hideout in Frampton, about 80 kilometres south of Quebec City.
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has not yet released the victim's identity.
"It's disgusting for street gangs to recruit young people, children, to do their dirty work," public security minister François Bonnardel wrote in a post on X.
"I'm reassured to know that the SQ will have a strong presence in Frampton over the next few days. I have every confidence in our provincial police force to carry out the necessary investigations and reassure the public in eastern Quebec."
An SQ spokesperson said officers were deployed to shed light on the suspicious death of a male that happened overnight on Sept. 16 on Rang 2 in Frampton.
