Police say the death of a 67-year-old man from Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, N.B., is being investigated as homicide.
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New Brunswick RCMP say they were called to a home along Route 515 at around 4 p.m. on Friday.
Officers arrived to find the body of Elias Bastarache inside a home.
The RCMP’s Major Crime Unit took over the investigation and determined that Bastarache died as a result of a homicide.
“It’s believed that the man’s death was an isolated incident,” police stated. “An autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death, and the investigation is ongoing.”
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Anyone with information is being asked to come forward.