By CKOM News Staff

Murder charge laid in Nipawin death

Jan 18, 2017 | 9:10 AM

A second-degree murder charge laid in the death of 57-year-old Charles Francis Letendre of Nipawin, Sask.

Letendre was found dead inside a 1st Avenue home in Nipawin Jan. 4.

An autopsy was performed in Saskatoon soon after and confirmed the death was suspicious.

On Tuesday RCMP announced they had charged 32-year-old Danny Brian Crate, also of Nipawin in connection.

RCMP said in a release that the two men knew each other and they are not looking for anymore suspects.

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Crate appeared in Melfort Provincial Court Tuesday and was remanded into custody until his next court date, scheduled for Feb. 8 in Nipawin.

Nipawin is located around 140 kilometres east of Prince Albert.

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