A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a homicide that occurred last week in Pont-Landry, N.B.
On Feb. 24 at around 2 p.m., RCMP were called to Chemin W. Gautreau where a body was found next to a vehicle.
On Tuesday, police said the body was that of 49-year-old Monique Gallien, from the Tracadie area.
“An autopsy determined her death was the result of a homicide,” said New Brunswick RCMP in a release.
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On Monday, RCMP charged Daniel Jean from Pont-Landry with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Gallien.
The court ordered a five-day fitness for trial evaluation, before Jean is scheduled to return to court in Caraquet on March 8.
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