Preliminary inquiry set for accused in New Brunswick woman’s death in Grenada

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – A preliminary inquiry will begin Feb. 1 in Grenada for a man charged in the death of a New Brunswick woman, police on the small Caribbean island said Wednesday.

Akim Frank, 26, is charged with non-capital murder, which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

Frank turned himself in Dec. 11 after police said he was wanted in connection with the disappearance of Linnea Veinotte, a mother of two young boys who was last seen jogging with her dog.

Const. Pauline Williams of the Royal Grenada Police Force in St. George’s said Frank was remanded to custody following a court appearance Wednesday. She said he is due back in court Jan. 19.

Police previously said Veinotte’s cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma to the chest and lower limbs as a result of being struck by a vehicle.

The 36-year-old woman had recently moved to the island with her family and was working as a learning specialist at St. George’s University. A Facebook page says Veinotte was born in New Denmark, N.B., and has a home in Nova Scotia.

Police have said a charge of non-capital murder is laid in cases where the victim is not involved in civic or national duties.

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