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Man charged with second-degree murder in 2022 East Preston, N.S., homicide

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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.

“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 from the Nova Scotia RCMP.

Police say they do not anticipate further arrests at this time.

Denny will appear in Dartmouth provincial court on Oct. 21.

For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page.

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