Arrests made after Manitoba man’s dismembered body found stuffed in suitcases: source

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Three people are facing a slew of charges after a 27-year-old was killed and dismembered over a drug deal gone bad, sources say.

RCMP found the body of missing man Brandon Brust in the RM of Woodlands on March 30.

Sources tell Global News he had been dismembered and stuffed into multiple suitcases after being killed.

It’s believed Brust had been brutally assaulted and left for dead inside a Pritchard Avenue home before the suspects eventually killed him and transported his body outside the city.

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Winnipeg police say they first got involved Feb. 11 when Selkirk RCMP asked for help tracking down Brust and a 22-year-old woman who were missing from Scanterbury, roughly 66 km northeast of Winnipeg.

Brust’s car was found on Selkirk Avenue Feb. 13, and a day later, officers were led to what they call a known drug house in the 400-block of Pritchard Avenue, police said.

Six people were found inside the home, including the missing 22-year-old woman, sources say.

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Police say the woman and Brust had gone to the home Feb. 11.

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Police sources say the woman had been viciously assaulted and that she was sexually abused multiple times over multiple days.

Kenneth Andrew Edwards, 29, is facing a number of charges, including second-degree murder, forcible confinement and sexual assault.

Billie Erin Kozub, a 38-year-old woman, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder, among other charges.

Emily Rae Fontaine, 18, has also been charged with accessory after the fact to murder.

Investigators say they are aware of additional suspects who were likely involved in various aspects of the homicide.

They’re asking anyone with information about the incident, individuals, or associated vehicles to call police at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS.

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