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.
