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Cape Breton police charge third person in homicide investigation

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Third person charged in Cape Breton homicide case Police in Cape Breton say they have charged a third person in the disappearance and murder of Kenneth “Justin” MacDonald.

Cape Breton Regional Police charged a third person in connection with the disappearance and murder of Kenneth “Justin” MacDonald, said a Tuesday news release.

Aaron Curtis Mickey, 45, is charged with the following:

  • second-degree murder
  • robbery
  • four firearm-related offences

Police arrested Mickey near Sydney, N.S., on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation by the Major Crimes Unit.

Mickey is remanded to the Cape Breton Correctional Centre.

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On Dec. 23 police charged Ryan Joseph Pyke, 36, with second-degree murder and robbery in connection with MacDonald’s disappearance.

On Dec. 13 police arrested and charged 38-year-old Mitchell McPhee with manslaughter, robbery and assault in the case.

Police announced in November they were treating MacDonald’s disappearance as a homicide.

MacDonald, 34, was last seen on surveillance footage at a gas station in North Sydney, N.S., on July 7.

For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page.