The Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit has charged 28-year-old Kevin Forrest Jr. of Big Bras D’Or with accessory to murder and indignity to human remains in the death of Natacha Leroy.
He was arrested at a home in Sydney Mines on behalf of the Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit.
Carolyn Ann Dermody, 25, of North Sydney, was arrested on Nov. 30 and charged with murder and indignity to human remains.
On Nov. 22, Victoria County District RCMP responded to a report of a possible homicide at a home on Old Route 5 in Big Bras D’Or. RCMP officers learned that Natacha Leroy, 48, had disappeared and the circumstances around her disappearance were suspicious.
On Nov. 24, human remains were found in Big Bras D’Or by RCMP Police Dog Services. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide and, on Nov. 29, the remains were confirmed to be those of Natasha Leroy.
Dermody and Forrest Jr. are scheduled to appear in Wagmatcook Provincial Court on December 6.
The investigation has determined that this was not a random incident and that Natacha was known to Dermody and Forrest Jr.
The investigation is continuing and is being supported by the Cape Breton Regional Police Service, RCMP Forensic Identification Services, the Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit and the Victoria County District RCMP.
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