A 38-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a homicide in New Brunswick on Saturday.
Police say they responded to a call at a home on Oromocto First Nation at around 12:30 p.m., where they found a 54-year-old woman from the community dead.
Later in the day, police arrested 38-year-old Jared Smith of Burton, N.B., in connection to the homicide.
Smith appeared in provincial court by way of tele-remand on Sunday, where he was charged with second-degree murder.
Smith is set to return to court on Monday.
The New Brunswick RCMP say they are treating the incident as a homicide, and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked by police to contact them at 1-888-506-7267, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
