Fredericton police say they have reopened an investigation into the 2008 homicide of a 43-year-old school teacher who was allegedly poisoned with mercury.

No charges were ever laid, and the Fredericton Police Force won't say why it's revisiting the case, which went cold in 2013.

In 2011 police identified and briefly arrested a 44-year-old man in connection with the death of Patricia Ann Kucerovsky, but he was later released unconditionally.

As of 2012, he remained the only suspect. Police would not confirm this week if that's still the case but said a decision to reopen the investigation was made in June 2025.

The homicide case went cold and was closed by police in 2013. (CBC)

"Our goal is to ensure that no case is forgotten, and that unsolved files continue to receive attention so

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