Antigonish County District RCMP responded to a report of a sudden death at a home on Petow Loop Extension in Paq’tnkek NS on February 4th at approximately 3:00am.

On arrival police located a 40-year-old male of Paq’tnkek deceased. A 27-year-old Paq’tnkek man, known to the victim, was safely arrested at the scene and taken into custody.

As a result of the investigation, RCMp charged Issiah Julian, 27, with second degree murder. Julian has been remanded into custody and will next appear in Antigonish Provincial Court on March 6, 2024.