The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit charged a man with manslaughter after they responded to a sudden death in Vegreville, Alta., earlier this week, according to a news release issued Friday.
On June 2 at 9:40 a.m., police responded to a 911 call about an injured man at a Vegreville house.
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John Bijelic, 57, was taken to hospital where he died, police said.
RCMP charged Kevin Vrdolak, 50, of Vegreville, with manslaughter in Bijelic’s death. Vrdolak was remanded into custody after a judicial hearing and is set to appear in Vegreville Provincial Court on June 8.
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Police are not looking for other suspects in the investigation.
The town is about 100 kilometres east of Edmonton.
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