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Saint-Édouard-de-Kent Man Pleads Guilty To Second Degree Murder

Tara Clow November 9, 2021 12:06 pm Last Updated on December 6, 2025 10:15 am

A 35-year-old Saint-Édouard-de-Kent man has pleaded guilty to second degree murder in connection with a homicide case from 2020.

Marcel Savoie appeared in court yesterday, to face a charge of first degree murder, but that was revoked with the guilty plea.

Sixty-seven-year-old Elias Bastarache was found dead in a home on Route 515 in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent in February of last year.

Savoie will be sentenced in February of 2022.

Tara Clow

Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.

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