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Man charged with first-degree murder after spouse's bones found

Richmond RCMP urge vigilance after 29 break-ins in 6 days

Bones discovered outside a Dundee house are those of 54-year-old Brigitte Pelletier, RCMP said Monday afternoon.

Pelletier's spouse — Gilles Moreau, 56-year-old man from Dundee, N.B. — was charged with first degree murder on July 31, according to an RCMP release.

Police were called to Splude Street on July 28 for a well-being check on Pelletier,where bones were then found, according to the release. Investigators found that the bones belonged to a human on Aug. 1 but could not confirm who they belonged to at the time.

Moreau has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in Campbellton Provincial Court on Oct. 5 at 9:30 a.m.