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Quebec Man Arrested In Connection With Slaying And Dismemberment Of Samantha Higgins

The Canadian Press, 14 Jul, 2015 12:36 PM
    MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say a man has been arrested in the slaying and dismemberment of a Montreal woman.
     
    The 22-year-old was nabbed in connection with the death of Samantha Higgins.
     
    He is to appear in a Montreal courtroom this afternoon. 
     
    Higgins' body was found last week in a plastic bag in Hinchinbrooke, about 60 kilometres south of Montreal.
     
    The 22-year-old Higgins was last seen leaving a friend's place last week.

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