New Glasgow man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2015 killing

A New Glasgow, N.S., man haspleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing a 33-year-old woman three years ago.

Robert Jason MacKenzie, 38, had been facing a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Nicole Campbell on Dec. 30, 2015.

Campbell was found dead in a Temperance Street apartment in New Glasgow by police who were responding to a 911 call.

MacKenzie had been facing a judge and jury trial next month.

But Monday morning, he appeared in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Pictou to plead guilty to manslaughter.

Sentencing is set for Feb. 20.