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The son of a woman missing from Oak Haven, N.B. for almost two weeks has been charged with her murder.

Matthew Tucker was arrested on Friday morning and charged with second-degree murder in the death of Dorothy Tucker, 53, who had last been in contact with anybody on Nov. 9. She was reported missing on Nov. 10, which was her son’s 34th birthday.

Earlier on Friday, an autopsy was performed on a body RCMP say two hunters found on Thursday afternoon in a wooded area in St. David Ridge, about 10 kilometres from Oak Haven. Around noon, the Mounties confirmed it was identified as that of Dorothy Tucker.

Dorothy Tucker was reported missing Nov. 10, 2014. Handout

Matthew Tucker has been remanded into custody until a scheduled Dec. 17 court appearance.

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Tucker has hands chained. He's wearing a yellow tshirt, and lifts his hands up to wipe away a tear. — Emily Baron Cadloff (@EmilyBat) November 21, 2014

Tucker has no comment as he's escorted into the sheriff's van. He looks tired and just sighs. pic.twitter.com/j9DW36RwhN — Emily Baron Cadloff (@EmilyBat) November 21, 2014

The RCMP said the investigation is continuing.

With files from Emily Baron Cadloff, Global News