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Remains of Nicholas Brophy, missing since September, were found April 26

Two men arrested April 30 and charged with first-degree murder
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Nicholas Brophy went missing in September. Two men were charged with first-degree murder April 30 after his body was found just outside Thompson April 26.

RCMP have arrested two men and charged them with first-degree murder in connection with the death of 19-year-old Nicholas Brophy, whose body was found just outside the city limits April 26.

Brophy went missing Sept. 8 after visiting a friend’s house and there had been no trace of him since, despite extensive search efforts by volunteers and police in the months after he was reported missing Sept. 9.

Nineteen-year-old Justin Baker and Zach Linklater, 22, both Thompson residents, were arrested April 30 and are charged with first-degree murder and remain in custody. Baker was scheduled to appear in provincial court May 2 and Linklater May 3.

Brophy’s family announced last week that the reward for information on his whereabouts had increased to $50,000. May 8 would have marked eight months since he disappeared.

RCMP Major Crime Services is investigating and police say Brophy’s family has asked for privacy at this time. 

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