A third person has been charged after the homicide of 21-year-old Hayven Francis of Elsipogtog First Nation, according to the New Brunswick RCMP.
Police say Brian Christmas, 38, of Elsipogtog was charged Monday with 1st-degree murder
Hannah Rudderham · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 20, 2026 10:53 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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RCMP say Brian Christmas has been remanded into custody and will be back in court Oct. 26. (Michael Heenan/CBC)
A third person has been charged after the homicide of 21-year-old Hayven Francis of Elsipogtog First Nation, according to the New Brunswick RCMP.
Brian Christmas, 38, of Elsipogtog, was arrested Monday and appeared in Moncton provincial court the same day.
He has been charged with first-degree murder and was remanded into custody, police say. He is expected to appear in court again on Oct. 26.
Police had already arrested Abdel Alcheikh Houri, 27, of Ottawa. According to RCMP, he was arrested at the Montréal-Trudeau International Airport as he tried to board a flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Alcheikh Houri was charged with first-degree murder and appeared in Moncton provincial court on Tuesday morning.
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