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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Forensic Evidence Needed In Rooming House Death

There's another delay in the case of a Saint John man charged in the death of 66 year old Duncan MacDonald.

35 year old Nicholas Logan and MacDonald both lived at a rooming house on the corner of Duke and Prince William, where the older man was seriously injured in a March 16th incident. MacDonald died in hospital on April 10. Since then, Logan has undergone a number of mental assessments in Restigouche and has received a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, which suggests he will not be held criminally responsible for his actions.

Now, the court is awaiting forensic evidence from the hospital before it can proceed with the case. Logan will appear in court again on July 21rst.