A second man has been charged with the murder of a 64-year-old who died from injuries he sustained during a violent home invasion two years ago in southwestern Nova Scotia.
The RCMP laid the second-degree murder charge against 33-year-old Dillon Burton Deveau of Yarmouth, N.S., today in relation to the death of Vernon Doucet.
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On Feb. 16, 2022, investigators responded to a report of a home invasion at Doucet’s home in Concession, N.S., about 50 kilometres south of Digby, N.S., and when they arrived found him severely injured.
Doucet died later in hospital and a murder investigation was opened.
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Last month, 33-year-old Tyler Langford of Weymouth, N.S., was arrested and also charged with second-degree murder in the case.
Both men are scheduled to appear in Digby provincial court on July 18.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 9, 2024.
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