53-year-old Joseph Irving appearing in court to answer to a second degree murder charge in the death of his wife, Cynthia Irving.
The mental health assessment Irving was ordered to undergo in Restigouche is complete and now his lawyer has asked for more time to review the file and gather material for a show cause hearing.
Many emotional people were gathered in the courtroom and one of them yelled an expletive as Irving was led out.
He is due back in court on May 5th.