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Homicide in Agassiz

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 05 Sep, 2024 12:38 PM
  • Homicide in Agassiz

Police in Agassiz say a man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman in a case of possible intimate partner violence.

Mounties say police were called to a home at the Seabird Island Band in April and found a 33-year-old woman dead at the scene.

Homicide investigators took over the investigation after coroners found evidence relating to the case.

Police say a 36-year-old man has been charged and will remain in custody until he appears in court.

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