Suspect sent for assessment
Dana MacPhail
PORT HAWKESBURY- A 26-year-old New Glasgow man has been charged with aggravated sexual assault, following a weekend incident in the town. RCMP responded to a 911 complaint of a sexual assault in Port Hawkesbury at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. Inverness County District RCMP members along with members of the North East Nova Major Crime Unit, Bible Hill Forensic Identification Services and the Bible Hill Police Dog Services assisted in the investigation. Justin Christopher Miller of New Glasgow was arrested a short time later. He appeared in Port Hawkesbury Provincial Court on Monday afternoon before Judge Marc Chisholm. Miller’s attorney requested a psychological assessment, in light of information that the accused had been hearing voices and suffering from suicidal tendencies. The Crown representative and judge agreed to the accused undergoing an in-patient assessment at the East ...
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