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Father of man charged with second-degree murder reported missing in Quebec

A Sûreté du Québec police logo photographed on a cruiser, in Montreal, Quebec on May 7, 2014. Denis Beaumont / The Canadian Press

The 67-year-old father of a murder suspect has gone missing in a city halfway between Montreal and Quebec City.

Provincial police say Gilles Giasson was reported missing Friday night from the Trois-Rivières apartment he shared with his 35-year-old son, François Asselin.

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Authorities say they fear Giasson may have been killed based on what they describe as suspicious elements found at the scene.

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Asselin was charged with second-degree murder on Friday after the body of his 59-year-old co-worker was found in a truck in an industrial park.

He has pleaded not guilty.

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