Quebec man faces manslaughter charge after killing at tree pruning company

LAVAL, Que. — Police north of Montreal say a man has been charged with manslaughter after an alleged break-in and theft at a tree pruning company in November.

Sylvain Duchesne, 44, appeared in a Laval, Que., court on Friday.

Laval police say employees of a tree pruning company arrived at work on the morning of Nov. 29 and found a man deceased.

Detectives quickly established the death was criminal and opened an investigation.