N.S. news: Man charged with second-degree murder [Video]

A man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a homicide in East Preston, N.S., two years ago.

Police say they have identified 29-year-old Patrick James Denny as the person responsible for Barry Angus Studley’s death.

Halifax District RCMP says 47-year-old Barry Angus Studley of Middle Sackville, N.S., was the victim of a homicide in East Preston on Aug. 30, 2022. (RCMP)

Officers responded to a report of a suspicious van parked behind a strip mall in East Preston on Aug. 30, 2022.

Studley’s body was found inside.

The 47-year-old Middle Sackville man’s death was ruled a homicide.

Police say Denny and Studley were known to one another.

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“Denny, who’s currently serving an in-custody sentence in relation to an unrelated incident, has been charged with Second Degree Murder and Indignity to Human Remains,” reads a Wednesday news release …