Preliminary inquiries set for 2 Fredericton area murder cases
Joshua McIsaac accused of murder in killing of Brandon Donelan, Corey Markey
Preliminary inquiries have been scheduled for two separate murder cases involving three suspects.
Joshua McIsaac, Erica Blyth and Travis Snowsell appeared in Fredericton provincial court in person Friday, where preliminary inquiries were scheduled for next spring.
McIsaac and Blyth are accused of first-degree murder in the killing of Brandon Donelan, whose body was found in a woods near Chipman in April 2022 after he disappeared in January of that year.
McIsaac is also charged, along with Snowsell, of second-degree murder in the killing of Corey Markey, who died eight days after being shot on Fredericton's north side on Dec. 21, 2021.
A preliminary inquiry into Donelan's homicide will be held on April 5, 19 and 26, while a preliminary inquiry into Markey's killing will be held on May 17 and 24.
The federal Department of Justice says a preliminary inquiry is used in serious criminal cases to determine whether the evidence gathered by the Crown against an accused person is sufficient to proceed with a trial.
None of the three accused have entered pleas yet.
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