Hearing Adjourned For Murder Accused

by Bobby NockDecember 4, 2023

A court hearing was adjourned today for a 25-year-old woman charged with murder in the death of 48-year-old Natacha Leroy and the case is now due back in court later this week.

Carolyn Ann Dermody from North Sydney is also facing a charge of indignity to human remains.

She’s now on remand while she waits to appear by video in Wagmatcook court on Wednesday.

RCMP say Dermody was arrested on the Bedford Highway in Halifax on Thursday.

The arrest came after Leroy’s remains were found in Big Bras d’Or on November 24^th.

Police say they’re also looking for a 28-year-old Big Bras d’Or man in the case.

They say he’s thought to be in the Regional Municipality but his name has not been released.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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