The RCMP Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit has charged a 22-year-old man in the suspicious death of a 77-year-old New Haven man.
At approximately 9:05 p.m. on August 30, Ingonish Beach RCMP responded to a report of a sudden death at a residence on New Haven Rd. in New Haven. Police arrested a 22-year-old New Haven man, without incident, on September 1. The man was held in custody overnight.
Brian Coady Rose, 22, of New Haven, has been charged with Second Degree Murder and has been remanded into custody.
Rose will appear in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court at 2:30 p.m. today.
The investigation is continuing and anyone who has information about this incident is asked to contact the Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit at 902-896-5060. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submit a secure web tip at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca, or use the P3 Tips App.
Our thoughts are with the victim's family at this difficult time.
File #: 2021-1296208