A man has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 15 years for killing his wife.
New Brunswick RCMP say there were called to a home on Splude Street in Dundee, N.B., for a wellness check on July 28, 2018.
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READ MORE: Bones found outside N.B. home in July identified, husband facing 1st-degree murder charge
Officers discovered bones on the property, which were later identified as the remains of Brigitte Pelletier.
Gilles Moreau, 56, Moreau was initially charged with first-degree murder, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder.
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Moreau was sentenced in Campbellton’s Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday.
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