Cape Breton Regional Police have charged a 40-year-old Gardiner Mines, N.S. man with first-degree murder.
READ: Cape Breton police investigate suspicious death in Gardiner Mines, N.S.
Officers were called to a residence on O’Brien Street around noon on Tuesday. When they arrived at the home, police located a deceased 33-year-old female.
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Richard Wayne MacNeil was arrested at the scene and appeared in Sydney Provincial Court on Wednesday.
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Police have not released the name of the victim, pending notification of family. Investigators confirm the victim and MacNeil are known to each other.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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