A 25-year-old man from Bayside, N.S., admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend in Cornwall, Ont., court on Friday.
The 26-year-old’s body was found Saturday morning in South Glengarry Township, southeast of Ottawa. Smeltzer was arrested in New Brunswick on Tuesday. He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in court again on Nov. 2 via video.
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According to court documents obtained by Global News, Brandon Smeltzer pleaded guilty in connection with an assault in Bayside in June 2015.
Four months later, Smeltzer was given a conditional discharge, 12 months’ probation, 10 hours of community service as well as other conditions.
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Photos on Smeltzer and Maheu’s Facebook profile pages suggest the two were former partners. The profiles also show that the pair were employed at Mills Heavy Hauling during the same period of time.
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