Two more men have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a Tilley, N.B. man who was reported missing in March.
Wayne Rattray was last seen alive at his Walker Road home the morning of March 2. A short time later, police and fire crews responded to a fire at his home, but 59-year-old Rattray was nowhere to be found.
His home was destroyed in the fire, which was deemed suspicious.
Five days later, Rattray’s pickup truck was found engulfed in flames on a lane off Highway 109 in Three Brooks, N.B. That fire was also deemed suspicious.
Police searched the areas surrounding Rattray’s home and where his truck was found. An RCMP helicopter also conducted aerial searches, but search crews failed to locate him.
On May 21, Rattray’s remains were found on an island in the Renous River by some people who were canoeing.
Three men are now facing charges of first-degree murder in his death.
A 28-year-old Moncton man was arrested on Mountain Road on June 13. Kurt Andrew Hudnut remains in custody and is due back in court on July 8.
A 27-year-old man was arrested Monday morning at a residence in Three Brooks, N.B. Luke Frank Ellick appeared in Woodstock provincial court Tuesday and was remanded into custody. He is due back in court on July 18.
A third man, 21-year-old James Andrew Melanson, is currently remanded in custody on an unrelated matter. The Moncton native is due to appear in court at a later date.
Rattray’s death remains under investigation.
