Gardiner Mines Man Declared Not Criminally Responsible In Wife’s Death

by Dave DesveauxDecember 5, 2017

A Gardiner Mines man has been found not criminally responsible in the death of his wife.

40 year-old Richard Wayne MacNeil was charged with first degree murder in the death of Sarabeth Forbes in April.

MacNeil has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and the ruling in his case yesterday came after a two-day hearing last week when psychiatrists testified MacNeil suffered from delusions and paranoia.

He’s been remanded to the East Coast Forensic Hospital in Dartmouth, where his treatment will be determined by a review board.

Dave Desveaux

Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.

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