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CORNWALL Stains found on the car belonging to the man accused of the first-degree murder of his former partner and some other items were confirmed as blood, a court heard Friday.
Brandon Smeltzer, 27, appeared before Judge Laurie Lacelle again on Friday as his trial reached the end of its third week. Smeltzer was arrested and charged after Emilie Maheu, 26, was reported missing on Oct. 11, 2018, and found dead two days later. Maheu was the mother of Smeltzer’s young daughter and had grown up in Alexandria.
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Stains on car, clothing of accused in Cornwall murder trial was blood
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Stains on car, clothing of accused in Cornwall murder trial was blood
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Stains found on the car belonging to the man accused of the first-degree murder of his former partner, and some other items, were confirmed as blood, a Cornwall court heard Friday.
Brandon Smeltzer, 27, appeared before Judge Laurie Lacelle Friday as his trial reached the end of its third week. Smeltzer was arrested and charged after Emilie Maheu, 26, was reported missing on Oct. 11, 2018, and found dead two days later. Maheu was the mother of Smeltzer’s young daughter and had grown up in Alexandria. Smeltzer confessed to killing Maheu, and faces life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for 25 years if convicted of planning the murder.
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Publishing date: Apr 23, 2021 • 5 hours ago • 1 minute read •
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Members of the Manitoulin OPP have made additional arrests in relation to a Jan. 21, 2021 shooting incident on Albert Street in Espanola, in which one person was injured. Three people were charged following the incident. After further investigation, four more people were arrested and charged on April 22. Damien Boucier, 39 years of age, from Espanola was charged with: assault with a weapon; disguise with intent; robbery using firearm; careless use of firearm, weapon, prohibited device or ammunition; firearm – use while committing offence; and possession of weapon for dangerous purpose.