Statistics on Canadian Homicides
RCMP were called to the Atlantic Institution on February 18th at approximately 10:30am after Calvin Kenny, 27, was found badly injured in his cell. Kenny was serving a 12.5 year sentence in relation to the 2016 murder of Steven Miller.
Police sad Kenny died in the prison in the morning of February 18th. Cause of death has not been released at this time.
Kennebecasis Regional Police Force received a 911 call from a concerned citizen on February 14th in the city of Rothesay. Police arrived at the home on Gondola Point Road, for a check on welfare where they found a 78-year-old woman and her 91-year-old husband deceased.
One of the deaths has been determined to be a homicide. At this time Police are not seeking any suspects and the public is not at any risk.
New Brunswick police were called to a home on Schoodic Street in St. Stephen regarding a dispute on December 24th at approximately 11:10am.
On arrival police found 52-year-old Crystal Tracey deceased and 55-year-old Irving Hastey unresponsive. Hastey was taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries and was later arrested and charged with the death of Tracey.
Cause of death has not been released at this time.
Southeast District RCMP responded to a report of an inmate assault in the evening of October 26th at the Southeast Regional Correctional Centre in Shediac.
Police said 33-year-old Michael Matchett was badly injured and taken to hospital, where he died of his injuries on November 3rd.
New Brunswick RCMP’s Major Crime Unit is treating the death as a homicide.
Update November 10th
Michael Fallon, 20, is charged with second degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Michael Adam Matchett.
New Brunswick police received a call from a person who had discovered human remains on a dirt road near the intersection of Highway 8 and Route 415 in Upper Derby, on October 27th.
The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Candace Rose Winona Stevens of Fredericton, and police say her death was a homicide.
No other information is available at this time.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Fredericton police at 506-460-2300 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.crimenb.ca.
Woodstock RCMP responded to a home at approximately 4:20pm on September 11th, on report of an unresponsive girl.
Police and paramedics arrived at the home to find a 17-year-old girl deceased. Amon Kelleter, 18, was arrested at the scene and charged with First Degree Murder.
The name of the victim and cause of death have not been released due to a publication ban.
West District RCMP received a call to attend a residence on Centennial Drive in Minto, on August 1st at approximately 10:15am.
On arrival police found a 62-year-old Michael Wagnies deceased in the home. An autopsy was conducted and has lead police to believe that Wagnies was murdered.
Anyone who may have information they believe may assist investigators is asked to contact the RCMP at 506-327-1820
Dundee Police were called to a home on Splude Street on July 28, to conduct a well-being check on 54-year-old Brigitte Pelletier
Police discovered bones outside a residence on Splude Street that were positively identified as human on August 1st.
Gilles Moreau, 56-years-old has been charged with the first degree murder of his spouse, Brigitte Pelletier.
No other information has been made public by the RCMP at this time.
Police were called to a residence on Elsipogtog First Nation on July 28th at approximately 2:30am on report of an unresponsive woman.
Police arrived to find a 22-year-old woman deceased in front of the home. Police have not released the identity of the victim or cause of death at this time.
A man has been taken into custody and is being assessed in hospital. No other details have been released.
William Ronald Jordan, 19, and Anthony Dwyer, 54, a navy veteran were involved in an altercation on July 20th on the Saint John boardwalk.
Dwyer was rushed to hospital with a severe head injury. He remained on life support until July 23rd.
Jordan was initially facing an assault charge that has since been withdrawn and a charge of manslaughter has been presented.
No other information is available at this time.