Man charged with trying to hire a hit man

Posted Aug 9, 2013 12:08:49 PM.

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HALIFAX – Halifax area RCMP say a 69-year-old man has been charged after an alleged attempt to hire someone to kill another man.

Police say they received a complaint on Monday about a possible attempt to kill a 46-year-old man from Beaver Bank. An investigation resulted in the arrest on Thursday of a Halifax man. Police say Brian Kenneth Penney is charged with counseling to commit murder.

Police allege the attempt to hire a man to carry out the killing was made between April 1 and July 31.

The Mounties say the intended victim was not harmed.

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