Quebec man charged with second-degree murder after death in Montérégie region

SAINT-ANICET, Que. — A 55-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a death in Quebec’s Montérégie region on Saturday.

The man appeared in court via video conference on Sunday.

Quebec provincial police say they were called to a home in Saint-Anicet, Que., about 75 kilometres southwest of Montreal, at around 9 a.m. Saturday.

They say the victim, a man in his 70s, was found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene.