Roman Kamyshnyy, aged 46, who is facing charges for the murder of two boys in Saint John last winter and for violating a no-contact order, has now been charged with a second breach offense. Kamyshnyy appeared in Saint John provincial court through a video link from the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre on Tuesday to address the new charge, filed on October 20. The accusation against him involves allegedly disobeying a court directive prohibiting contact with an individual known only as “A.B.” by communicating with them around June 18.
The identity of the person involved is safeguarded by a publication restriction imposed on April 3. Kamyshnyy has been in detention since his arrest on January 29. Following a 911 call, the police discovered the bodies of two boys, aged 10 and 17, inside a residence in Millidgeville, located in the north end of the city. The exact cause of their deaths and their identities have not been disclosed.
Additionally, at the scene, authorities encountered a man with severe injuries described as life-threatening. He was taken into custody and then hospitalized. Kamyshnyy faces two charges of first-degree murder regarding the boys’ deaths and is set to undergo a jury trial at Saint John’s Court of King’s Bench in June 2026. In a separate incident, he is accused of breaching the no-contact order on April 25 and was initially slated to stand trial on that charge in January 2026.
Crown prosecutor Elaina Campbell requested the trial’s postponement to address both breach charges “post-summer” for better management of court resources. Judge Lucie Mathurin agreed to prioritize the murder charges and adjourn the breach charges accordingly, scheduling the matter for March 24. Kamyshnyy is expected to appear in court on December 8 for two weeks of pre-trial voir dire hearings to determine evidence admissibility in his murder trial, which is set for June 8 to 26.