Cape Breton Regional Police say they have charged a man with manslaughter of 51-year-old David Sheppard.
The 51-year-old victim died in hospital nine days after the assault
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A 42-year-old from Glace Bay, NS has been arrested in the January 2021 murder of David Sheppard. Sheppard died in hospital after being attacked at his Brookland Street home. (Tom Ayers/CBC)
Cape Breton Regional Police have made an arrest in the January 2021 murder of a man from Glace Bay, NS.
David Sheppard, 51, died in a hospital in Halifax nine days after being seriously injured in his home.
Police said an assailant entered Sheppard’s Brookland Street home and assaulted him. The man then ran off.
On Monday, officers arrested 42-year-old Stephen Troy MacDonald of Glace Bay.
MacDonald has been charged with manslaughter and burglary. He is due to appear in Sydney Provincial Court on Tuesday.
Police say anyone with information about this case is asked to contact them or Crime Stoppers.
