Quebec man charged with second-degree murder in father’s death

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. – A Quebec man has been charged with second-degree murder in his father’s death.

Francois Asselin appeared in a Trois-Rivieres courtroom Tuesday in connection with the slaying of Gilles Giasson, 67, on or around May 8.

He was also charged with committing an indignity to a corpse.

Asselin will remain detained until his next court appearance July 31.

He is forbidden from communicating with 19 potential witnesses.

Quebec provincial police searched a landfill site for Giasson last week and found evidence that led to the murder charge.

Asselin was also charged earlier this month with second-degree murder in the death of a work colleague, Francois Lefebvre, and with committing an indignity to a corpse.

He has pleaded not guilty to those charges.

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