Confinement room accused to appear in court
CBC News
Posted: Feb 16, 2012 7:30 AM ET
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2012 12:27 PM ET
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Robert Edwin White is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
(Alex Tavshunsky)A 44-year old man accused of building a so-called confinement room in an abandoned Pickering, Ont., farmhouse will appear in court again on Thursday.
Robert Edwin White made a brief appearance on Wednesday.
He is charged with breaking into an abandoned farmhouse last year.
Durham detectives allege White built a so-called confinement room in the home.
Investigators allege White was responsible for building the room in the basement of the farmhouse on Concession Road 7 and had planned to use it for a criminal purpose, though they won't say exactly what.
The room measured about 12 feet by 8 feet, had been freshly painted and included chains hanging from the ceiling. The doors were crafted from layers of lumber and a source told CBC News that the windows were strong enough that a crowbar could not have broken them.
Police said there is no indication the room had actually been used to confine someone.
And just a month ago the home burnt down in what police say was arson.
Police have not charged White in connection with that fire.
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