RCMP have arrested a man accused of neglecting a mother dog and her pups after three pups were found dead inside a Black Sturgeon Falls Reserve home, according to police.

Mounties in Lynn Lake received a tip about the dogs on Feb. 7 and arrived at a home to find a mother dog and her four puppies.

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On Wednesday, The RCMP identified the suspect as 46-year-old John Gerald Glen Linklater.

RCMP thanked the public for their assistance.