NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. -- Police in Cape Breton have made another arrest in the beating of a man who was left with serious head injuries.
Police say 22-year-old Corey Patrick Blinkhorn of Sydney Mines was arrested in the town on Monday, ending a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest.
Blinkhorn was being sought for attempted murder, aggravated assault, wearing a disguise while committing an offence and impersonating a police officer.
The 48-year-old victim was found on July 14 outside a grocery store on King Street in North Sydney, suffering from head injuries.
Police say 25-year-old Kyle William Nichol is facing charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and wearing a disguise with intent to commit an offence in connection with the incident, while 22-year-old Jennifer MacLeod and a 16-year-old girl also face charges of aggravated assault and wearing a disguise with intent to commit an offence.
Over the weekend Investigators charged 33-year-old James Darren Clarke and 47-year-old Gordon William Bobbitt, both residents of Northside, with obstructing justice.
