New Brunswick

2 people accused of murdering man whose body was found in Minto area last year

Two people face first-degree murder charges in the death of Brandon Donelan, a Chipman, N.B., man whose body was found in a wooded area in April 2022.

Erica Blyth, 40, and Joshua McIsaac, 33, are accused of murdering Brandon Donelan in 2022

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Brandon Donelan was reported missing on Jan. 30, 2022, and his body was found in a wooded area between Minto and Chipman in April of the same year. (RCMP)

On June 30, RCMP announced Joshua McIsaac and Erica Blyth have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Brandon Donelan.

A woman from Grand Lake has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man from the same southern New Brunswick area.

Erica Blyth, 40, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Thursday, where she was formally accused of killing Brandon Donelan, said Cpl. Stephane Esculier, spokesperson for the New Brunswick RCMP.

Donelan was reported missing on Jan. 30, 2022, and his body was found in a wooded area between Minto and Chipman in April of the same year.

Donelan was from Chipman, which is one of several communities, including Minto, that were amalgamated to form the municipality of Grand Lake as of this year.

Esculier said RCMP carried out a search warrant Wednesday at a home on Wasson Road in Newcastle Creek, which is also part of Grand Lake.

He said Blyth was arrested, along with a 25-year-old man on an unrelated Canada-wide warrant. Esculier declined to name the man, adding he was wanted for breaching his parole.

Blyth is in custody and will return to court on Sept. 6 to enter a plea, he said.

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Aidan Cox

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Aidan Cox is a journalist for the CBC based in Fredericton. He can be reached at aidan.cox@cbc.ca and followed on Twitter @Aidan4jrn.