Halifax police say a writer for a local satire and gossip magazine has been charged with breaching the publication ban in the case of a police officer's murder.
A 39-year-old employee of Frank magazine is scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court after a police investigation that began earlier this month.
A preliminary inquiry into the homicide of Catherine Campbell began on July 11 and police say the magazine published a story online the same day that included information that was subject to the ban.
The same story appeared in the print edition of the magazine, which appeared on newsstands on July 13. The Halifax magazine is run separately from the Ottawa publication of the same name.
Police say the writer was notified of the charge on the evening of July 26.
Christopher Calvin Garnier is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Campbell, who had served as a Truro police constable for six years before her death.
