Man charged with killing missing N.S. woman was fleeing to Mexico: police [Video]

RCMP say a Nova Scotia man who was detained by U.S. authorities while trying to board a plane to Mexico has been extradited back to Canada, and is facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a missing woman in his home province.

During a news conference Friday, RCMP said their investigation into the disappearance of Esther Jones, 55, had identified enough information to charge Dale Allen Toole, 54.

Jones was reported missing from Torbrook, N.S. in Annapolis County, on Sept. 2, and was last seen in Greenwood on Aug. 31.

RCMP Cpl.  Jeff MacFarlane said the accused, who is from Tremont, N.S., was not a suspect until police received key information from the Jones family and the community. Police indicated Jones and Toole have common relatives through marriage.

It’s believed the homicide took place on Aug. 31, and included “a struggle.”

MacFarlane said by the time Nova Scotia police had …