Nicholas Bain, 30, is accused of conspiring to kill Sylvio Saulnier, the son of Rose-Marie and Bernard Saulnier, in 2019. His bail hearing did not go ahead as planned, and he was ordered to undergo a two-week psychiatric evaluation.
Nicholas Bain stood with his eyes shut in court, trying to assure a judge he was ready to proceed
Katelin Belliveau · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 01, 2026 2:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Nicholas Bain appeared in a Moncton court Wednesday, when another fitness assessment was ordered. (Submitted/RCMP)
A bail hearing did not take place Wednesday as intended in Nicholas Bain’s murder conspiracy case.
Instead, a judge ordered he undergo a third psychiatric evaluation before moving forward.
Bain is accused of conspiring to kill Sylvio Saulnier, the son of a couple found murdered in their Dieppe home in 2019. Bain is one of five people charged with the crime in 2025.
Sylvio Saulnier died by suicide in 2023.
Bain appeared in person in provincial court Wednesday and stood in the prisoner’s box with his hands cuffed in front of him and his eyes closed.
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