Southeast N.B. man accused of killing spouse faces new charge
CBC
A 62-year-old from southeast New Brunswick accused of killing his spouse last month faces a new charge.
Roger Hilyard Crossman already faced a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Marlene Cheryl Crossman. It's alleged he killed the 59-year-old on Oct. 12 in Sackville.
Crossman appeared by video in Moncton's domestic violence court Thursday afternoon for a fitness hearing following a 30-day psychiatric evaluation.
However, a new charge was laid.
Crossman is also now accused of improperly or indecently interfering with Marlene Crossman's body by dismemberment and mutilation on Oct. 12.
As Judge Ronald LeBlanc read the charge out loud, several observers in the gallery cried.
Crossman does not yet have a lawyer but told the judge he is applying for one through legal aid.
The results of his psychiatric evaluation at the Restigouche Hospital Centre in Campbellton were not mentioned in court.
A duty counsel lawyer who spoke to Crossman told LeBlanc he would wait until he has a lawyer before dealing with the report's results.
The case was adjourned until Nov. 23 to give Crossman more time to get a lawyer. He remains in custody.
Property records indicate Roger and Marlene owned a home together on King Street in Sackville.
RCMP said in a news release last month that officers were asked to perform a well-being check at a King Street home at about 4:15 p.m. on Oct. 12. Police say officers found a woman's body.
At about 5:30 p.m., police said a 62-year-old man turned himself in at the Antigonish RCMP detachment in Nova Scotia, about a 230-kilometre drive east of Sackville.
Police said the woman's death was deemed a homicide, the man was arrested and then charged on Oct. 13.
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