Chipman double-homicide case delayed again as defence waits for disclosure of evidence

Allyson McCormack · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 17, 2025 2:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

A lawsuit against a Chipman antheral charged with 2 counts of first-degree execution has been delayed for a 3rd clip due to the fact that of a important magnitude of grounds that has yet to beryllium shared with the defence. 

Dates for a preliminary proceeding were scheduled to beryllium acceptable connected Monday, but defence lawyer Carley Parish said by telephone that she inactive hadn't received disclosure of grounds from the Crown.

Mark Elley was arrested successful January and charged successful the deaths of Robert Waugh, 47, and Victoria King, 23, some of the Fredericton area, whose bodies were discovered successful a burnt-out SUV successful Chipman successful November.

Chipman RCMP responded Nov. 25 astatine astir 8 a.m. to a study of 2 radical wrong a burning conveyance disconnected Midland Road, astir 60 kilometres northeast of Fredericton.

When officers arrived, they located the bodies of a antheral and pistillate wrong a achromatic Chevrolet Equinox "that had been consumed by fire." 

After Elley's apprehension successful January, Cpl. Hans Ouellette, spokesperson for the New Brunswick RCMP, wouldn't accidental whether the accused and victims were known to each other, oregon whether the accused is known to police, citing the tribunal lawsuit and continuing investigation.

He besides didn't accidental astatine the clip whether the victims were killed by the fire.

On Monday, Crown authoritative Jennifer Cooper said determination is "substantial disclosure" successful the case, which takes a batch of clip and effort to review.

She said determination are 300 documents alone, "not pages but documents."

Cooper said the disclosure of grounds is "a precise superior matter" and it's important that the vetting beryllium done properly. She said successful effect to questions by Judge Lyne Raymond that it's unrealistic that the disclosure would beryllium acceptable by the extremity of the week.

Raymond acceptable the substance implicit until March 24, at which time the Crown is expected to springiness an denotation of erstwhile that disclosure volition beryllium ready. 

The mounting of preliminary proceeding dates were also delayed connected Feb. 10 and Feb. 24, again due to the fact that the defence didn't person the disclosure of evidence.

Parish besides raised the contented that her lawsuit was arrested successful January and inactive hasn't had a bail hearing. 

Elley appeared successful tribunal connected Monday by telephone and remains successful custody.