The victim of a homicide in Dartmouth early Saturday has been identified as a man accused in a high-profile sexual assault case. Halifax Regional Police identified the man as 35-year-old Alexander Joseph Frederick Thomas from East Preston on Sunday. Last April, a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge ordered the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner to re-examine the case. Death ruled a homicideEarly Saturday, officers were called to a home on Braeside Court in Dartmouth about a report of an unresponsive man. (Nicola Seguin)Police say the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service conducted an autopsy Saturday night and ruled the death a homicide.

Source: CBC News November 14, 2021 23:27 UTC