WELLINGTON: The three men charged in the Christmas Eve home invasion in Wellington will be back in court on March 24.
On March 11, counsel for Joshua David Eye of Wellington; Jeffrey Gordon Hilchie also of Wellington; and Thomas Joseph (T.J.) Lyle Brown of Enfield, appeared briefly in Dartmouth Provincial Court on March 11. Eye also appeared by telephone.
Judge Jean Whalen was the presiding judge on this day.
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The Crown withdrew the court documents filed in February and replaced them with one new information piece outlining the 26 charges against all the accused, including the fourth person allegedly involved, Emily Sara Holman of Middle Musquodoboit, who was recently arrested.
Judge Whalen then adjourned the matter to on March 24 to allow the defence time to receive and review disclosure.
That court date of March 24 will also be the first court appearance for Holman on the charges from the incident.
The charges stem from an early morning home invasion Dec. 24, 2020 near Oaken Hills. When police arrived, the suspects had fled the area.
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Police said at the time their preliminary investigation revealed that the victim had been at a home with two other people when three men and a woman forcibly entered the residence and repeatedly punched the male resident.
Belongings from the residence were taken by the suspects who then fled the area. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.