A New Brunswick man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend, who was stabbed in the neck while her two young sons watched at their Grand Falls home.
Jonathan Beck Fontaine pleaded guilty Monday to murdering Mindy Godin, who died after being stabbed in the neck at her Grand Falls home on Dec. 21, 2020.
Man accused of killing Grand Falls woman gets date for preliminary inquiry
A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Grand Falls last year will be back in court next March for a preliminary inquiry.
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Posted: May 27, 2021 10:58 AM AT | Last Updated: May 27
Jonathan Fontaine has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mindy Godin. (Jessica Savoie/Radio-Canada)
A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Grand Falls last year will be back in court next March for a preliminary inquiry.
Jonathan Beck Fontaine, 31, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mindy Godin, 32.
Man accused of killing Mindy Godin found to have been of sound mind during alleged attack
Jonathan Beck Fontaine, a man charged with second-degree murder in the death of a mother of two in Grand Falls, has been found to have been of sound mind at the time of the alleged crime.
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Posted: Mar 10, 2021 8:46 PM AT | Last Updated: March 11
Jonathan Beck Fontaine was arrested after Mindy Godin of Grand Falls was killed in December.(Jessica Savoie/Radio-Canada)
A Grand Falls man accused of fatally stabbing a mother of two has been found to have been of sound mind at the time of the alleged crime, says his lawyer.
Posted: Feb 03, 2021 2:22 PM AT | Last Updated: February 3
Jonathan Beck Fontaine is still seeking a defence lawyer, the court heard Wednesday.(Jessica Savoie/Radio-Canada)
The results of the psychiatric assessment of a Grand Falls man accused in the stabbing death of a young mother of two just before Christmas were filed with the Edmundston provincial court on Wednesday.
But the information has not been made public. Instead, the case of Jonathan Beck Fontaine, 31, has been set over for a month to give him time to find a lawyer willing to act on a legal aid certificate.
Beck Fontaine is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mindy Godin, 32.