Cornwall murder trial sees texts echoing prior testimony on pair's relationship
Article content The trial of a Nova Scotia man charged with the first-degree murder of a young Alexandria mother reviewed text messages on Thursday that supported testimony by other Crown witnesses as to the state of the relationship between the accused and the victim leading up to her death. Brandon Smeltzer, 27, appeared before Judge Laurie Lacelle Thursday to continue testimony surrounding the death of Emilie Maheu, 26, including retracing the path he drove to the scene of the crime. Smeltzer faces life imprisonment with no possibility of parole for at least 25 years if convicted of the st...